Jquery - Using $(this) with multiple selectors? [duplicate]

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Jquery multiple selectors with this

Is it possible to use multiple selectors with $(this)? I tried:

$('#helper').click(function() {
$(this + " #divname").html());
});

But it never works. I just want to make sure its selecting the div within the div that was clicked on.

Btw IDs are supposed to be unique, so if you have multiple elements with the ID divname, then you are doing something wrong. — Felix Kling
– Felix Kling, Commented Oct 15, 2011 at 7:22
Your code makes no sense. What is the statement in the function supposed to achieve? Also, why would you need $(this) in this case? You already know "helper" was clicked. Finally, you can always use $(this).children("#divname") or .find() - depending on your DOM — Traveling Tech Guy
– Traveling Tech Guy, Commented Oct 15, 2011 at 7:26

Rafay · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-15 07:24:23Z

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if you are trying to look for a child of this you can do it like

$('#helper').click(function() {
$(" #divname",this ).html());
});

answered Oct 15, 2011 at 7:24

Rafay

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