# Backbone.js Tutorial - 9 - (Views) Using the Render Function (ok)

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C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\gulp\app.js

```
var theView = Backbone.View.extend({
	initialize: function() {
		this.render();
 	},
	render: function() {
		var template = _.template($("#ourTemplate").html(),{});
		this.$el.html(template);
	}
});
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
	var page = new theView({el: $("#div1")});
});
```

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\gulp\index.html

```
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Backbone Example</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="lib\css\todos.css" />
  <script src="lib/js/jquery-1.9.1.js"></script>
  <script src="lib/js/underscore.js"></script>
  <script src="lib/js/backbone.js"></script>
  <script src="app.js"></script>
  <script type="text/template" id="ourTemplate">
    <h1>Hello 1</h1>
    <h2>Hello 2</h2>
    <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adip</p>
  </script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="div1"></div>
</body>
</html>
```
