BackboneJS View

gistfile1.js

/*el is created using the attributes from the view’s tagName, className, or id properties. If none of these is specified, el is an empty div:
*/

var UserView = Backbone.View.extend({
    tagName: "span",
    className: "users"
});

// Binding a view onto an existing element in the page.
// Make sure the view is set up after the page has loaded.
var UserView = Backbone.View.extend({
    el: $("..users")
});

// Passing el as an option when instantiating a view
new UserView({id: "followers"});