Remember, these are not regular JavaScript properties; they're special functions that handle data binding subscribers. Therefore, to get the current value, I must call the observable function.

For example, in JavaScript, the JSON parsed in Listing 7 would be accessed like any other JavaScript object—perhaps by looping through data.keys or accessing known properties on the data object ...

Once you understand that you need to create observable properties and not just plain JavaScript properties, the rest falls into place. There are three basic things you need to perform data binding ...

The x-text property gives you a link between the HTML (the view) and the JavaScript (the behavior). Alpine and HTMX Alpine uses HTML attributes to define its functionality, which makes it in some ...