Recipes

Get Started

There are a variety of ways to get CanJS. Read the using CanJS guide for comprehensive list. For the following recipes, we will load CanJS with a <script> tag pointed to CanJS's CDN.

Create a file called myapp.html and put the following in it to get started:

<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="//canjs.com/release/2.0.4/can.jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/mustache" id="app-template">
//Template will go here
</script>
<script>
//Application code will go here
</script>

<!-- CanJS needs a place to put your application -->
<div id="my-app"></div>

To follow along with the other recipes, you can also use this JSFiddle as a template.

You can also Download CanJS or follow other tutorials to get started, but for the rest of the examples, we’ll be using this setup.

Request a Recipe

To request a new recipe or vote on an upcoming one, submit an issue to the canjs.com respository on GitHub.