How to bind to "self" in WinJS

Question

When I'm using the default data binding in WinJS, how do I bind to the "current item" instead of specifying a property to bind to. I'm think of the "." in XAML that binds to the current item.

Answer 1

You can use "this" on the right side of the binding expression:

data-win-bind="innerText: this myInitializer"

However, if you do so, you should write a custom initializer that knows how to pull apart "this" into something that correctly turns into a string.