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
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Answer 1

You can call findWhere() on Backbone collections, that will return exactly the model you are looking for.

Example:

var lee = friends.findWhere({ name: 'Lee' });