How to set jQuery this when calling a function?

Question

Using jQuery, I set a link tag\'s click handler like this:

$(\'#lnk\').click(handleClick);

handleClick does something like this:

Answer 1

You can use apply() or call():

handleClick.call(theElementThatShouldBeThis);

But of course theElementThatShouldBeThis must be a DOM element or something that is accepted as input for jQuery().

And it becomes more tricky if you are accessing the event element inside handleClick. But I will just assume you don't ;)

You can also always execute the event handler in the context of #lnk by calling $('#lnk').click() (which simulates a click).