Are views assigned to models or models assigned to views in Backbone.js?

Question

I am trying to model a chessboard in Backbone.js. My idea was to create an 8x8 nested array of models that are assigned views. A simplified version of the code is like this:

Inside 'main.js':

new App.View.Board({
  model: App.Model.Board()
});

And then inside '/model/Board.js':

App.Model.Board = Backbone.Model.extend({

  initialize: function() {

    this.squares = new App.Collection.Squares(
      _.flatten(
        _.map(_.range(1, 9), function(y) {
          return _.map(_.range(1, 9), function(x) {
            return new App.Model.Square({
              x: x,
              y: y,
              view: new App.View.Square()
            });
          });
        })
      )
    );

  }
  ...

Anyway, I never know whether a model is assigned to a view or a view is assigned to a model. It seems like a slippery slope. Do models get views or do views get models?

Answer 1

Views get Models. When you create a View you can pass it the Model that it will use. On the other hand, a Model does not take a View.