Getting the model variable value

[Iram]

Hello,

(function () {
    // store a reference to the application object that will be created
    // later on so that we can use it if need be
    //var app;
    // create an object to store the models for each view
    window.APP = {
        models: {
            home: {
                title: 'Home'
            },
            settings: {
                title: 'Settings'
            },
            contacts: {
                model: {
                    searchContacts: '' // How can I get this value in the read function(options) area
                },
                title: 'Contacts',
                ds: new kendo.data.DataSource({
                    transport: {
                        read: function (options) {
                            // implement the datasource here
// how can I get the value of searchContacts from my model?
                            var searchCont = $("#searchContacts").val(); // Any other way?

....
}}}); }}));

 

Cheers.

 

Best Regards,

IK

[Tsvetina]

Hi Iram,

Try the following:

(function () {
    // store a reference to the application object that will be created
    // later on so that we can use it if need be
    //var app;
    // create an object to store the models for each view
    window.APP = {
        models: {
            home: {
                title: 'Home'
            },
            settings: {
                title: 'Settings'
            },
            contacts: {
                model: kendo.observable({
                    searchContacts: ''
                    title: 'Contacts',
                    ds: new kendo.data.DataSource({
                        transport: {
                            read: function (options) {
                                var searchCont = window.APP.models.contacts.model.get("searchContacts");
                })
            ....

You can consider removing the model object and making contacts an observable object (the model) that contains all bound values (you do not seem to need the additional level of nesting objects).

Additionally, to ensure that searchContacts is correctly updated when you change it, make sure you use set("searchContacts", value) to set the new value.

To learn more about the Kendo ObservableObject and MVVM, check this article:
ObservableObject in Kendo UI


Regards,
Tsvetina
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