Knockout Observables & Maps

August 29, 2017 • Knockout.js

I’ve used Knockout.js quite a bit, I was looking at some code and come across an interesting situation. I saw a JS Map object being put into a KO observable which got me thinking. Does Knockout actually support that? Will subscriptions trigger? I hypothesized that they would not, but I had to test it.

See the Pen KO Observables - Maps by Jason Butz (@jasonbutz) on CodePen.

Turns out Knockout doesn’t detect changes to the Map, just like if you edit an object contained in an observable the change won’t be detected.


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Jason Butz is a software engineer and cloud architect with a strong focus on JavaScript, TypeScript, Node, and AWS. Jason has a love for open-soure software and a passion for building scalable, secure, and reliable applications.