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

This property will typically be equal to the this of the function.

If you are using jQuery.proxy or another form of scope manipulation, this will be equal to whatever context you have provided, not event.currentTarget