title: Using the context of the 'this' keyword with jQuery
body: <p>As a jQuery neophyte I am somewhat confused by the different contexts in which the <strong><em>this</em></strong> keyword is used.  Sometimes it refers to a DOM element e.g. <em>this.id</em> and sometimes it refers to a jQuery object e.g. <em>$(this).val()</em>.</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://remysharp.com/2007/04/12/jquerys-this-demystified/" rel="noreferrer" title="this demystified">Remy Sharp's blog post</a> is helpful but I would like to know how you would explain the difference to a novice.  Is the difference strictly a jQuery issue or common to all Javascript?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks for all the responses so far - great stuff, I will pick an answer tomorrow.  Here is another blog post I subsequently came across that was also helpful:  <a href="http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/08/what-is-this" rel="noreferrer">What is this? by Mike Alsup</a>.</p>