Get each selector of a multi selector jQuery object as a string

Question

If I pass a number of selectors to jQuery, how can I differentiate the selector of each of those selectors as separate strings? For example:

$('#selector-a, #selector-b, #selector-c').each(function(){
    console.log( $(this).selector ); // logs an empty string
});

Look like you actually wanted to put a class on each element and select by class. Making an id for everything isn't right. — Incognito
– Incognito, Commented Sep 9, 2011 at 16:49
Are you asking how you can extract the ID of a selector? Just use $(this).attr("id") for that. — Blazemonger
– Blazemonger, Commented Sep 9, 2011 at 16:50
var j = $('#selector-a, #selector-b, #selector-c'); and then j.selector. — Šime Vidas
– Šime Vidas, Commented Sep 9, 2011 at 16:52

Sahil Muthoo · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-09 16:53:02Z

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$.each($('#selector-a, #selector-b, #selector-c').selector.split(','),
       function(index, value) {
           console.log(value);
       }
);

answered Sep 9, 2011 at 16:53

Sahil Muthoo

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