"name" variable shows even when empty data sent

[aaronshaf]

I have a template that sometimes I need to render without sending any data to it. When I do so (either by sending no second parameter or by sending {}), the "name" template variable shows up as "data-id". Any ideas?

Here is my template:

https://gist.github.com/963527

Here is my render code:

$.tmpl('userTemplate').appendTo($('#user_add'))

[BorisMoore]

You mean the value of ${name} shows up as "data-id"? If you are passing in {}, then it is perhaps because you have something which sets a global variable 'name'.

[jc1arke]

Just a suggestion, but you can just send through null instead of {}, as the template engine works with the jQuery.data() property system, thus the data-id as (data-id-variable: data-value-variable) :)

So basically your code will be:

var _array = [ {name: null}, {name: 'This should show'} ];
$.tmpl('userTemplate').appendTo($('#user_add'));

[aaronshaf]

Is the problem perhaps with jQuery itself? "name" is not undefined on the global space on jquery.com, etc.

@JCInteractive, when passing null the problem remains.

[BorisMoore]

Can you put a complete (but minimal) test case which shows the issue, on jsbin or jsfiddle? It is not possible to determine the cause of the problem just from the gist above....

[aaronshaf]

In the Chrome developer tools console the global "name" variable was still showing a value of "data-id", even when I cleared my web app entirely (i.e. a blank page with zero JavaScript). I suspected it had to do something with a Chrome extension. After disabling my extensions and then re-enabling them, and then restarting my browser, there is no longer a problem.

Oddly, the global "name" variable still is defined as a blank string in Chrome on every site, even with all extensions disabled.

Sorry if this is no help. Feel free to close the issue at your discretion.

[BorisMoore]

Yup - seems not to be anything to do with templates. Closing.

[dfsq]

name is a property of the window object.