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// Bind the data to part of the DOM
var el = document.getElementById('items');
rivets.bind(el, {
  items: items
});

<h1>Binding 'rv-value' to 'rv-html'</h1>
<p>This is a simple method of using element attributes to bind the value of a textarea to the innerhtml of a section.</p>
<div id="items">
  <textarea style="width:80%;" rv-value="items.content"></textarea>
  <section style="width:80%;" rv-html="items.content"></section>
</div>