Question

So I am binding a .click() function to a css class, but I want to be able to access the calling element’s id from inside this function when it is called. What is the best way to do this?

Answer 1

You can pull it right out of this:

$(selector).click(function() {
    var id = this.id;
    // Do interesting things.
});

The this in a jQuery click callback is just a DOM object that exposes its attributes as object properties.