jQuery/JavaScript “this” pointer confusion

Question

The behavior of \"this\" when function bar is called is baffling me. See the code below. Is there any way to arrange for \"this\" to be a plain old js object in

Answer 1

You might find this:

Controlling the value of 'this' in a jQuery event

or this:

http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/08/what-is-this

Useful.