Routers: _bindRoutes() after initialize function call

[philolt]

Wouldn't it be better to call _bindRoutes() after the initialization.

var Router = Backbone.Router = function(options) {
    options || (options = {});
    if (options.routes) this.routes = options.routes;
    this._bindRoutes();
    this.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
  };

I try to use object-methods in the route object. The initialization of the objects is in the initialize method. The route-object looks like this:

route: {
    'path/to/:id': this.object.method
  {

This causes an Error because the Object doesn't exist at the time of the _bindRoutes() call. Currently I'm using a small Workaroud. I set route in the initialize method and then call _bindRoutes() manually.

[paulfalgout]

initialization should pretty much always be last. However you may be interested in #3827

In your case though you could define the routes in the initialize using http://backbonejs.org/#Router-route
You could also potentially pass the routes in when instantiating assuming you have the object in question at that point.

new Backbone.Router({ 
  routes: { 
    'path/to/:id': myObject.method
  },
  object: myObject 
});

[philolt]

Thanks for the response!
I thought in this special case it makes sense to call _bindRoutes after the initialization, because it is something that may depend on the initialize method. If it's a convention always to call it in the end of the constructor I have to do it like you said.

[paulfalgout]

@akre54 can be closed :-)