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Is it possible to have optional parameters in a Backbone.js route?

e.g this:

routes:

  search/[:query]: searchIndex

instead of:

routes:

  search/: searchIndex

  search/:query: searchIndex

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answered 12 Years ago victorr · Accepted Answer

As of Backbone 0.9.9, you can add optional paramaters with parentheses.

For example in your routes object you can define an optional route part like this:

routes: {

    organize(/:action): displayOrganize

}

Now the url path will match /#organize and routes like /#organize/create.

Keep in mind that if you need routes like /#organize/ (with a trailing slash) to be recognized, you can do:

routes: {

    organize(/)(:action): displayOrganize

}