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Ember.Handlebars.registerHelper('short_price', function(property) {

    console.log(this.getPath(property));   // <--- prints undefined

    var value = this.getPath(property), short_price = parseFloat(value).toFixed(2);

    // left pad with spaces so that numbers are aligned
    // var short_price = _.str.lpad(String(short_price), 7, " ")
    // ^ doesn't align. need fixed-width fonts but looks awful

    return new Handlebars.SafeString(short_price);
});


// Template

{{#each item in controller}}
   {{#view App.Item itemBinding="item"}}
        <span>{{item.number}}</span>
        <span class="numeric">{{short_price item.total}}</span>
   {{/view}}
{{/each}}