Setting id and className dynamically in Backbone.js views

Question

I am in process of learning and using Backbone.js.

I have an Item model and a corresponding Item view. Each model instance has item_class and item_id attributes, that I

Answer 1

You need to remove tagName and declare an el.

'tagName' signifies that you want backbone to create an element. If the element already exists in the DOM, you can specify an el like:

el: $('#emotions'),

and later:

render: function() { 
     $(this.el).append(this.model.toJSON());
}