I'll give it a shot...and please gurus correct any mistakes here..."this"
refers to the object context within which it is referenced at runtime.
So, if you have a bunch of divs:
$("div").each(function() {
console.log(this);
});
You will see in the console each of the divs as it loops over them.
Every javascript function runs within the context of some object -- at the
highest level this is the window (global) object.
To understand context and scoping better, I highly recommend checking out
John Resig's book "Advanced JavaScript Techniques," it cleared up a lot of
confusion for me.
-- Josh
----- Original Message -----
From: "FrankTudor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "jQuery (English)" <jquery-en@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:14 AM
Subject: [jQuery] Explaining this or .this or .this()
There is a concept I am struggling with and I am not sure how to
approach it. I am trying to understand:
.this
I don't know if an explanation or an example would be best. But I want
to understand it.
I have tried to read an explanation and it doesn't make sense.
Can someone help me?
Frank
