backbone.jsHow do I call a parent method using Backbone.js?

Backbone.js provides a way to call a parent method using the __super__ property. __super__ is a reference to the parent object and can be used to access its methods.

For example, if we have a parent class with a sayHello() method and a child class that extends the parent class, we can call the sayHello() method from the child class using __super__ like this:

class Parent {
  sayHello() {
    console.log('Hello from the parent class');
  }
}

class Child extends Parent {
  sayHello() {
    // Call the parent method
    this.__super__.sayHello();
    console.log('Hello from the child class');
  }
}

const child = new Child();
child.sayHello();

The output of the code above would be:

Hello from the parent class
Hello from the child class

The __super__ property can also be used to access the parent object's attributes.

Code explanation

1. class Parent { ... } - This is the parent class that contains the sayHello() method.
2. class Child extends Parent { ... } - This is the child class that extends the parent class.
3. this.__super__.sayHello(); - This is how we call the parent's sayHello() method from the child class.
4. const child = new Child(); - This is how we create an instance of the child class.
5. child.sayHello(); - This is how we call the sayHello() method on the child instance.

Here are some ## Helpful links

• Backbone.js Documentation
• MDN Web Docs - Object.super

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