How to set jQuery this when calling a function?

Question

Using jQuery, I set a link tag\'s click handler like this:

$(\'#lnk\').click(handleClick);

handleClick does something like this:

Answer 1

Use Function.apply and pass in the DOM element returned by the query.

handleClick.apply($('#lnk')[0]);

Or better yet, let jQuery simulate a click on the element (Assuming you've already attached the click event handler).

$('#lnk').click();