I often see this as the first line of a plug-in:
$this = $(this);
Is this just for efficiency, to avoid getting the jQuery object each and every time?
I often see this as the first line of a plug-in: $this = $(this);
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I often see this as the first line of a plug-in:
$this = $(this);
Is this just for efficiency, to avoid getting the jQuery object each and every time?
To cache the jQuery object and not have to instantiate it every time they require it.