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@page canjs CanJS @parent javascriptmvc 0

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This is the detailed documentation of the API for CanJS 2.3, a framework for building web applications that provides a lightweight inheritance system, observable objects and values, and a powerful MVC core with live-bound templates, among other resources.

If you are just starting with CanJS, you may want to try our getting started guide.

CanJS is composed of modules on the left. The following are typically distributed as part of the core framework:

  • [can.Component] - widgets built on custom tags
  • [can.Construct] - inheritable constructor functions
  • [can.Control] - declarative event bindings
  • [can.Map], [can.List], [can.compute] - observable objects, list, and values.
  • [can.Model] - observes connected to a RESTful JSON interface
  • [can.view] - template loading, caching, rendering
  • [can.mustache] - Live binding Handlebars and Mustache templates
  • [can.route] - back button and bookmarking support

The following modules are typically distributed as plugins:

  • [can.Map::define] - control the behavior of attributes on a can.Map
  • [can.stache] - live binding templates
  • [can.Construct.proxy] - Proxy construct methods
  • [can.Construct.super] - Call super methods
  • [can.Map.delegate] - Listen to Observe attributes
  • [can.Map.setter] - Use setter methods on Map
  • [can.Map.attributes] - Define Observe attributes
  • [can.Map.validations] - Validate attributes
  • [can.Map.backup] - Backup and restore an Observe's state
  • [can.Control.plugin] - Registers a jQuery plugin function for Controls[1]
  • [can.view.modifiers View modifiers] - Use jQuery modifiers to render views[1]

You can use it out of the box on top of jQuery, Zepto, YUI, and Mootools, and it's only about 20K.

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