this and $(this) in widget

Question

What do this and $(this) mean inside a widget method like create?

For example, Having a widget like this,

$.widget("sample.CustomWidget", {
options:{
},
_create: function(){
// Here what do this and $(this) mean
}
});

Thanks in advance,

-Raja.

Answer 1

It basically depends on the caller of the _create method... anyway:

• this refers to the 'owner' of the Function

• $(this) is the above object wrapped into a jQuery object

see also:

http://www.quirksmode.org/js/this.html

http://www.bennadel.com/blog/1838-Wrapping-The-Window-Object-In-A-jQuery-Wrapper.htm