Windows® 8 Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript Unleashed

Chapter 3. Observables, Bindings, and Templates

In This Chapter

• Understanding Observables

• Understanding Declarative Data Binding

• Understanding Templates

In this chapter, I explain how you can display JavaScript objects, such as a single product or array of products, in the pages of your Windows Store apps.

I start by explaining observables. An observable enables you to detect when a JavaScript property has been changed automatically. I also explain how you can take advantage of the WinJS.Binding.List object to detect when elements of an array are changed.

Next, I focus on the topic of declarative data binding. You learn how to use both ordinary JavaScript objects and observable JavaScript objects with declarative data binding.

Finally, ...