Targeting $(this) within nested for each loops in jQuery

Question

I\'m trying to figure out, when iterating through some list items, how to target each \"$(this)\" equivalent within nested foreach loops. Here is an example of my problem:

Answer 1

Look at the basic "prototypes" of jQuery functions (or methods, if you will):

$[jQobject].[func]([callback]);

The callback is the function that will be invoked in the context of the jQ object. The context being this, obviously. Put simply that means that:

$('#foo').click(function(){});
   /\                 /\
   || Is the context  ||
   =====================

The same applies to your case, regardless of the loops being nested or not:

$('ul').each(function()
{
    //this is ul
    var that = this;//you'll often see code like this
    $('li', this).each(function()
    {
        //this is li
        //that is parent ul
    });
});