Here s a solution in jsfiddle allowing you to define the specific id of the todo in the handlebars definition of the view as you have in your example. It s a bit crude, but it works.
Handlebars:
<script type="text/x-handlebars">
{{view App.SpecificIdWrapper}}
<hr />
{{#collection App.TodosView contentBinding="App.todosController"}}
{{content.name}}
{{/collection}}
<hr />
{{view App.SelectedToDoView}}
</script>
<script type="text/x-handlebars" data-template-name="specificId">
{{#view App.SpecificIdView dataBinding="App.todosController.content" specificId=3}}
Specific Todo Id: {{content.id}}
<br />
Specific Todo Name: {{content.name}}
{{/view}}
</script>
<script type="text/x-handlebars" data-template-name="selectedToDo">
{{#view contentBinding="App.todosController.selectedToDo.content"}}
Selected Todo Id: {{content.id}}
{{/view}}
JavaScript:
App = Ember.Application.create();
App.SpecificIdWrapper = Ember.View.extend({
templateName: specificId
});
App.SpecificIdView = Ember.View.extend({
content: null,
data: null,
specificId: null,
_getTodoById: function() {
var data = this.get( data );
if(data) {
for(var i=0;i<data.length;i++) {
if(data[i].get( id ) === this.get( specificId )) {
this.set( content , data[i]);
break;
}
}
}
},
// This will make sure the content is set when the view is rendered
didInsertElement: function() {
this._getTodoById();
},
// And this will update the content whenever specificId is changed
specificIdDidChange: function() {
this._getTodoById();
}.observes( specificId )
});
App.SelectedToDoView = Ember.View.extend({
templateName: selectedToDo
});
App.TodosView = Ember.CollectionView.extend({
itemViewClass: Ember.View.extend({
click: function() {
App.todosController.set( selectedToDo , this);
}
})
});
App.todosController = Ember.ArrayController.create({
content: [
Ember.Object.create({id: 1, name: "obj1"}),
Ember.Object.create({id: 2, name: "obj2"}),
Ember.Object.create({id: 3, name: "obj3"}),
Ember.Object.create({id: 4, name: "obj4"}),
Ember.Object.create({id: 5, name: "obj5"}),
Ember.Object.create({id: 6, name: "obj6"})
],
selectedToDo: null
});