Getting sender in jQuery

Question

I have a large list of check boxes all with unique id values. I\'d like to get the id of the checkbox that executes my JavaScript function. Can I d

Answer 1

If this points to your checkbox, then you would get the id using $(this).attr('id')

For example:

$('input:checkbox').click(function(){
    var id = $(this).attr('id');
    // do something with id
});

See DEMO.