BackbonJS - Self-Explanatory BackboneJS - View $el Google Charts Configuration Syntax BackbonJS - Self-Explanatory <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset = "UTF-8"> <meta http-equiv = "X-UA-Compatible" content = "IE = edge,chrome = 1"> <title>Hello World using Backbone.js</title> </head> <body> <!-- ========= --> <!-- Your HTML --> <!-- ========= --> <div id = "container">Loading...</div> <!-- ========= --> <!-- Libraries --> <!-- ========= --> <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.min.js" type = "text/javascript"></script> <script src = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/underscore.js/1.3.3/underscoremin.js" type = "text/javascript"></script> <script src = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/backbone.js/0.9.2/backbone-min.js" type = "text/javascript"></script> <!-- =============== --> <!-- Javascript code --> <!-- =============== --> <script type = "text/javascript"> var AppView = Backbone.View.extend ({ // el - stands for element. Every view has an element associated with HTML content, will be rendered. el: '#container', // It's the first function called when this view is instantiated. initialize: function() { this.render(); }, // $el - it's a cached jQuery object (el), in which you can use jQuery functions to push content. //Like the Hello CodingDict in this case. render: function() { this.$el.html("Hello CodingDict!!!"); } }); var appView = new AppView(); </script> </body> </html> BackboneJS - View $el Google Charts Configuration Syntax