extendBackbone.Model.extend(properties, [classProperties]) To create a Model class of your own, you extend Backbone.Model

previousAttributesmodel.previousAttributes() Return a copy of the model's previous attributes. Useful for getting a diff between

getcollection.get(id) Get a model from a collection, specified by an

lastIndexOf

every (all)

constructor / initializenew Backbone.Collection([models], [options]) When creating a Collection, you may choose to pass in the initial

isNewmodel.isNew() Has this model been saved to the server yet? If the model does not yet have an id, it is considered

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elview.el All views have a DOM element at all times (the el property), whether they've already been inserted into the page

"request" (model_or_collection, xhr, options) â when a model or collection has started a request to the server.