$this vs $(this) in jQuery

Question

I\'ve seen some discussions on SO regarding $(this) vs $this in jQuery, and they make sense to me. (See discussion here for an example.)

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Answer 1

$ sign is usually used before variable names in JavaScript to differentiate between general value and jQuery object. So here $this just gets the value of $(this) which returns jQuery object of this. $ is just a part of valid variable name.