julesbou/backbone-view.js

## backbone-view.js
Backbone.View.extend({

  initialize: function() {
    // obviously .foo element do not yet exists because view is not rendered
    // this line will throw an error
    this.$(‘.foo’).text(‘foo-bar-baz’);
  }

});
	Backbone.View.extend({

	initialize: function() {
	// obviously .foo element do not yet exists because view is not rendered
	// this line will throw an error
	this.$(‘.foo’).text(‘foo-bar-baz’);
	}

	});