How do I store multiple jQuery selectors in a javascript variable?

Question

Obviously it\'s a good idea to store jQuery selectors in variables if they are used more than once (not a good idea if used only once).

My question is, how do y

Answer 1

You can use .add():

var object1 = $('#object1'), object2 = $('#object2');

object1.add(object2).addClass('couple');

Or,

var multiple = [object1[0], object2[0], ...];

$(multiple).addClass('party');