Untitled

$(this.el).find() works in event handler, not in initialize function (backbone.js)
PhotoListItemView = Backbone.View.extend({
    tagNAme: 'div',
    className: 'photo_box',

    events: {
        'click': 'setStateLike'
    },

    initialize: function() {
        this.setStateLike();
    },

    render: function() {
        $(this.el).html( this.template( this.model.toJSON() ) );
        return this;
    },

    setStateLike: function() {
        console.log( $(this.el).find('#like') );  // returns []
        if(this.model.get('is_liked')) {
            console.log( $(this.el) );        // returns correctly
            console.log( $(this.el).find('#like') );  // returns []
            // Change icon to Active state
            $(this.el).find('#like.photo_btn').addClass('photo_btn_active').attr('id', 'unlike');
        }
    }
});