Add method to get element by id

[losogudok]

Sometimes I need to attach view to a specific element. So, it would be good to have short version of getElementById, like dom.byId(id)

[wraithgar]

Can you use document.querySelector('#myId'), or if you are already in a view view.query('#myId')?

[losogudok]

document.querySelector I think its too long, thats why we have this module, right?)
Yes, I know about view.query, but I have different situation.

app.extend({
    init: function () {
        var self = this,
            views = {},
            models = {},
            router = new Router(),
            user = new User();

        app.views = views;
        app.models = models;
        app.router = router;
        app.user = user;

        views.main = new MainView({
            el: document.body
        });

        views.content = new ContentView({
            el: dom.byId('content')
        });
        views.appBar = new AppBarView({
            el: dom.byId('appBar'),
            model: user
        });

        window.app = app;
        // Create and fire up the router
        router.history.start();
    }
});

[wraithgar]

Sorry, I was using the native browser api, I'm still not sure we want this personally (would like to hear from other users please). view.query('#foo') works, from what I can tell. Adding a specific byId seems to me like an endorsement of using ids which I think we are trying to not endorse. Ids are a bit of an anitpattern as far as I know. This is (one of the reasons) why we have the data-hook language in the docs.