How do I fetch a single model in Backbone?

Question

I have a Clock model in Backbone:

var Clock = Backbone.Model.extend({});

I\'m trying to get an instance of that that has the l

Answer 1

You probably should be accessing the object trough a collection and keeping it in the collection all the time. This is how to do it:

var AllClocks = Backbone.Collection.extend({
  model: Clock,
  url: '/clocks/'
});

var allClocks = new AllClocks();
my_clock = allClocks.add({id: 123});
my_clock.fetch()