I wanted to create jquery plugin & started off creating a sample jquery plugin...But 

```
$(this).css('color','blue');        
alert(this.id); 

```

doesn't work...

jquery.myPlugin.js
------------------

```
jQuery.fn.changeTextColor = function() {
alert("xx");    //this works

return this.each(function() {
    $(this).css('color','blue');        
    alert(this.id);         //both the 2 statements don't work..
});
};

```

HTML
----

```
<script type = "text/javascript" src="jquery-1.7.1.js"></script>
<script type = "text/javascript" src="jquery.myPlugin.js"></script>

<script>
$('#mypara').changeTextColor();     
</script>

</head>
<body>
<p id="mypara">dsfdsfdsf</p>

</body>

```