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

I think you're looking for "call" or "apply":

Call

https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/call

Apply

https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/apply

From MDC

var result = fun.apply(thisArg, [argsArray]);

or

var result = fun.call(thisArg[, arg1[, arg2[, ...]]]);