viewModel.attr vs. viewModel.get('attr')

[Grant]

Hi, 

When retrieving data from a model whats the difference between using "viewModel.attr" and "viewModel.get('attr')" ?

Both return the same object.

Thanks,
Grant

[Tsvetina]

Hello Grant,

If you use viewModel.attr to access a value in a function inside the viewModel, on change of the attr value within the model, your function will not be re-evaluated.

When a view model function accesses a value using the get() method, it gets notified on each value change and the function logic is re-evaluated (see dependent methods). If you use dot notation to access a value, you just get the current property value at the time of execution of this line of code.

Additional information about the ObservableObject (view model) in Kendo MVVM is available here.

Regards,
Tsvetina
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