Backbone.js Template Binding

backbone-bind.js

var TodoView = Backbone.View.extend({
  tagName:  'li',
  template: _.template($('#item-template').html()),

  // Ensure our view knows about the association to it's model
  initialize: function() {
    this.model.bind('change', this.render, this);
  },

  // Drop that model into the template and have the template re-render
  render: function() {
    this.$el.html(this.template(this.model.toJSON()));
    return this;
  }
});