Backbone.js Uncaught ReferenceError: x is not defined - backbone.js

Question

I am getting Uncaught ReferenceError: _auditNumber is not defined error while trying to bind my model to the view using backbone.js and underscore.js
<script id="searchTemplate" type="text/template">
<div class="span4">
<p>"<%= _auditNumber %>"</p>
</div>
<div class="span4">
<p>"<%= _aic %>"</p>
</script>
Collection
//Collection
var AuditsCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
initialize: function() {
this.on('add', this.render);
},
render: function() {
_.each(this.models, function (item) {
var _auditView = new AuditView({
model: item
});
$("#audits").append(_auditView.render().el);
});
},
});
Model
var Audit = Backbone.Model.extend({
url: function () {
return myUrl;
},
defaults: {
_auditNumber: "",
_aic: "",
},
parse: function (data) {
data.forEach(function (auditItem) {
var auditsCollection = new AuditsCollection();
auditsCollection.add(JSON.stringify(auditItem));
});
}
});
// Sub View
var AuditView = Backbone.View.extend({
className: 'row-fluid',
template: $("#searchTemplate").html(),
render: function () {
var tmpl = _.template(this.template);
this.$el.html(tmpl(this.model.toJSON()));
return this;
}
});
I know I am missing something simple, any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

2 problems (at least - you're kind of off in the weeds given how many backbone tutorials there are).
Your model URL is returning a list of results. That's what collections are for. Your model should fetch a single record and the parse method has to return the model's attribute data. If you stick with the tutorials, you won't need a custom url function and you won't need a custom parse function at all.
var Audit = Backbone.Model.extend({
url: function () {
//This needs to be a url like /audits/42 for a single record
return myUrl;
},
defaults: {
_auditNumber: "",
_aic: "",
},
parse: function (data) {
//this needs to return an object
return data[0];
}
});
You aren't passing a valid data object to your template function.
// Sub View
var AuditView = Backbone.View.extend({
className: 'row-fluid',
//compile template string into function once
template: _.template($("#searchTemplate").html()),
render: function () {
//render template into unique HTML each time
this.$el.html(this.template(this.model.toJSON()));
return this;
}
});