Fetch a collection with a search term in Backbone.js

Question

I'm trying to have a collection in backbone that calls /search/:searchTerm to the server upon fetch. I have the following line:

this.collection.fetch({ data: {searchTerm: "user input"} });

Firebug tells me this leads to a GET http://localhost:4242/search?[object%20Object] Can this only be done by writing myself the ajax call in the backbone router, or is there a smoother faster way?

Answer 1

I had the same problem, but using jQuery.param seems to have fixed it, i.e.

this.collection.fetch({ data: jQuery.param({searchTerm: "user input"}) });