handlebars - is it possible to access parent context in a partial?

Question

I\'ve got a handlebar template that loads a partial for a sub-element.

I would need to access a variable from the parent context in the calling template, from within

Answer 1

I created an each Helper function that includes the parent key/values within the subcontext under the key parentContext.

http://jsfiddle.net/AndrewHenderson/kQZpu/1/

Note: Underscore is a dependency.

Handlebars.registerHelper('eachIncludeParent', function ( context, options ) {
var fn = options.fn,
    inverse = options.inverse,
    ret = "",
    _context = [];
    $.each(context, function (index, object) {
        var _object = $.extend({}, object);
        _context.push(_object);
    });
if ( _context && _context.length > 0 ) {
    for ( var i = 0, j = _context.length; i < j; i++ ) {
        _context[i]["parentContext"] = options.hash.parent;
        ret = ret + fn(_context[i]);
    }
} else {
    ret = inverse(this);
}
return ret;

});

To be used as follows:

{{#eachIncludeParent context parent=this}}
    {{> yourPartial}}
{{/eachIncludeParent}}

Access parent context values in your partial using {{parentContext.value}}