Question

I tried to apply css with jquery to a div element, but it wont accept the $(this) parameter. I wonder why cant I use $(this) as a referer to the div element.

blabla.css({
'top': $(window).width()/2-$(this).width()/2+'px', 
'left': $(window).width()/2-$(this).width()/2+'px'  
});

ERROR: Uncaught TypeError: Object # has no method ‘width’

Thanks in advance..

ps: I know I can use here a direct id call inside the $(), but I expected this will work.

Answer 1

if $(this) is blabla, why not use blabla.width() instead $(this).width()?