Todo app - Beginner Question on task _id

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1

Hi, in the event code below from the simple-todos.js example,
this._id some how returns the database _id.
Can anyone explain how the _id got attached to the task and how its available in the code below?
Thankyou

Template.task.events({
    "click .toggle-checked": function () {
      // Set the checked property to the opposite of its current value
      Tasks.update(this._id, {$set: {checked: ! this.checked}});
    },
    "click .delete": function () {
      Tasks.remove(this._id);
    }
});
2

When you create a document in Mongo it will create an automatic ID attached to it (_id) so all tasks have ID’s .

Here you call for Tasks.update so this._id means the task you clicked on and then you pass to set to checked.

On the remove call also you call Tasks.remove(this._id) , you call to remove a task and then you pass the specific Id of the one you clicked on which is what the “this” in this case does

Not sure if I managed to explain it well, I am also new to meteor and my english is not the best.

3

Hi thanks for replying, I am still confused

I can only see “task” defined as:

<template name="task">
  <li class="{{#if checked}}checked{{/if}}">
    <button class="delete">&times;</button>
    <input type="checkbox" checked="{{checked}}" class="toggle-checked" />
    <span class="text"><strong>{{username}}</strong> - {{text}}</span>
  </li>
</template>

How does the _id get added to the “task” template instance? Is it some kind of meteor magic? Wish I had a clearer Idea.

“Tasks” the Collection, does not seem automatically related to “task” to me. I’m still finding it confusing.

4

In the #each-loop, each context (this) is the whole document, including the id. You can do console.log(this) to see it. For example

"click .toggle-checked": function () {
  console.log(this)
  // Set the checked property to the opposite of its current value
  Tasks.update(this._id, {$set: {checked: ! this.checked}});
},