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This example illustrates the declaration and instantiation of a minimalist View.

Working example: 1.html.
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Self-executing wrapper
             		                            
(function($){
             		           
                               
                            
                                
               
ListView class: Our main app view.
             		                            
  var ListView = Backbone.View.extend({    
    el: $('body'), // attaches `this.el` to an existing element.
             		           
                               
                            
                                
               
initialize(): Automatically called upon instantiation. Where you make all types of bindings, excluding UI events, such as clicks, etc.
             		                            
    initialize: function(){
      _.bindAll(this, 'render'); // fixes loss of context for 'this' within methods
       
       this.render(); // not all views are self-rendering. This one is.
    },
             		           
                               
                            
                                
               
render(): Function in charge of rendering the entire view in this.el. Needs to be manually called by the user.
             		                            
    render: function(){
      $(this.el).append("<ul> <li>hello world</li> </ul>");
    }
  });
             		           
                               
                            
                                
               
listView instance: Instantiate main app view.
             		                            
  var listView = new ListView();      
})(jQuery);