How to get the data-id attribute?

Question

I\'m using the jQuery quicksand plugin. I need to get the data-id of the clicked item and pass it to a webservice. How do I get the data-id attribute? I\'m using the .

Answer 1

I use $.data - http://api.jquery.com/jquery.data/

//Set value 7 to data-id 
$.data(this, 'id', 7);

//Get value from data-id
alert( $(this).data("id") ); // => outputs 7