jQuery getting ID of clicked link

Question

I have a modal box in jQuery which I have created to display some embed code. I want the script to take the id of the link that is clicked but I can\'t

Answer 1

 $('.openembed').click(function () {
    generateCode();
    var answerid = $(this).attr('id');
    $('#box').show();
    return false;
});

Use $(this). $('.openembed') refers to multiple links.