Accessing $(this) within a callback function

Question

I\'m working on changing prompt() to jPrompt() since IE blocks prompt() from running. The problem is $(this) no longer works correctly because jPrompt() doesn\'t return a v

Answer 1

You could use a closure:

$("a.foo").click(
  function(){
    var self = this;
    return function() {
      jPrompt("Type something:", "", "", function(r) { 
        $(self).text(r); 
      });
    }
  }()
);