Is event.currentTarget always equal to $(this) in jQuery?

Question

Is this phrase always true?

$(\"p\").click(function(event) {
  alert( event.currentTarget === this ); 
});  

Is one method preferred over the o

Answer 1

Generally, yes, it will be the same. You can make it different by using $.proxy to manipulate the context, but in practice you probably never will.

$(document.body).on('click', $.proxy(function(e) {
    console.log(this);            // window
    console.log(e.currentTarget); // document.body
}, window));

As to the other question, this is a native DOM element, whereas $(this) is a jQuery object wrapping that DOM element. The jQuery wrapper means you can run jQuery functions such as css, which are not available on native DOM elements.

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And, to answer the precise wording of your question, event.currentTarget is normally equal to this, not to $(this).