Using knockout js with jquery ui sliders

Question

I\'m trying to figure out if knockout js would work nicely for the following problem:

I have multiple sliders that I want to link to textboxes.

When the tex

Answer 1

Here is an example: http://jsfiddle.net/jearles/Dt7Ka/

I use a custom binding to integrate the jquery-ui slider and use Knockout to capture the inputs and calculate the net amount.

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UI

Slider Demo

Savings: 


Spent: 


Net: 

View Model

ko.bindingHandlers.slider = {
  init: function (element, valueAccessor, allBindingsAccessor) {
    var options = allBindingsAccessor().sliderOptions || {};
    $(element).slider(options);
    $(element).slider({
        "slide": function (event, ui) {
            var observable = valueAccessor();
            observable(ui.value);
        },
        "change": function (event, ui) {
            var observable = valueAccessor();
            observable(ui.value);
        }
    });
    ko.utils.domNodeDisposal.addDisposeCallback(element, function () {
        $(element).slider("destroy");
    });
  },
  update: function (element, valueAccessor) {
    var value = ko.unwrap(valueAccessor());
    if (isNaN(value)) {
        value = 0;
    }
    $(element).slider("value", value);
  }
};

var ViewModel = function() {
    var self = this;

    self.savings = ko.observable(10);
    self.spent = ko.observable(5);
    self.net = ko.computed(function() {
        return self.savings() - self.spent();
    });
}

ko.applyBindings(new ViewModel());