How to find a model from a collection according to some attribute other than the ID?

Question

I have a model with several object:

//Model
Friend = Backbone.Model.extend({
    //Create a model to hold friend attribute
    name: null,
}); 

//objects
va         


        

Answer 1

Backbone collections support the underscorejs find method, so using that should work.

things.find(function(model) { return model.get('name') === 'Lee'; });