Question

is there a way to specify a template for marionette region?
right now i’m using the layout object to specify a template.

 AppLayout = Backbone.Marionette.Layout.extend({

     template: tmpl

    });

    var layout = new AppLayout();
    App.main.show(layout);

    App.addRegions({
        userInfo: "#userInfo",
        mainMenu: "#mainMenu",
        content: "#content"
    });

    App.mainMenu.show(new mainMenuView.Views.menu());
    App.content.show(new dashboard.Views.main());    

why i cannot get access directly from my app object to my regions, when i define them inside the layout object?

 AppLayout = Backbone.Marionette.Layout.extend({

     template: tmpl
     regions: {
         userInfo: "#userInfo",
        mainMenu: "#mainMenu",
        content: "#content"
      }
    });

    var layout = new AppLayout();
    App.main.show(layout);

    does not work:
    App.mainMenu.show(new mainMenuView.Views.menu());
    App.content.show(new dashboard.Views.main());    

Thanks

Answer 1

To access the regions of the layout you put in a region, you can write:

App.main.currentView.mainMenu.show(someView)
App.main.currentView.content.show(anotherView)