Just starting with KnockOut Mapping to read some JSON (using Google Books API) , but can't seem to get it to work. No errors report, but nothing is displayed. Probably a simple issue I overlooked, but thanks for the review.
Markup....
<body>
<h2>Find Cat in the Hat</h2>
<div>
<input id="booksearch" />
</div>
<div>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Volumes</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody data-bind="foreach: model.items">
<tr>
<td data-bind="text: model.id"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<input id="btnTest" type="button" value="button" />
</body>
<script src="/Scripts/jquery-1.8.2.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.3/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<script src="/Scripts/knockout-2.2.0.js"></script>
<script src="/Scripts/knockout.mapping-latest.js"></script>
Jquery....
$(document).ready(function () {
//Knockout Test
$('#btnTest').click(function () {
var url = "https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes?q=the+Cat+In+The+Hat";
var viewModel = {};
$.getJSON(url, function (data) {
viewModel.model = ko.mapping.fromJSON(data);
ko.applyBindings(viewModel);
});
});
});
In the $.getJSON success callback you will get back a JavaScript object not a JSON string:
The success callback is passed the returned data, which is typically a JavaScript object or array as defined by the JSON structure and parsed using the $.parseJSON() method. It is also passed the text status of the response
So you need to use ko.mapping.fromJS(data); method instead of ko.mapping.fromJSON(data);
Your fixed code should look like:
$.getJSON(url, function (data) {
viewModel.model = ko.mapping.fromJS(data);
ko.applyBindings(viewModel);
});
You also have an another issue in your view: data-bind="text: model.id" should be data-bind="text: id" you don't need the model there because inside the foreach you are in the context of model.items:
<tbody data-bind="foreach: model.items">
<tr>
<td data-bind="text: id"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
Demo JSFiddle.