Difference between toJSON() and JSON.Stringify()

Question

if you need to read or clone all of a model’s data attributes, use its toJSON() method. This method returns a copy of the attributes as an object (not a J

Answer 1

I'm also reading Addy Osmani's Developing backbone.js application, and I have the same question. I figured out by trying his example (the todo list) in the console.

var Todo = Backbone.Model.extend({
    defaults:{
         title:"",
         completed:false
}
});

var todo1 = new Todo(); 


console.log(todo1.toJSON())
//The console shows
//Object {title: "finish your assignment", completed: false}

console.log(JSON.stringify(todo1))
//The console shows
//{"title":"finish your assignment","completed":false}