title: How can I get the id of clicked element using jquery?
body: <p>I want to get the id of the clicked element and then show <code>div</code>s that match this id. I am using the following code, and it's not working. Please help.</p>
  
  <pre><code>$(function () {  
  
  var tabContainers = $('div.difContetform &gt; div');
      $('div#head-nav ul a').click(function (event) { 
          $('div#head-nav ul a').removeClass('current');
          $(this).addClass('current');
          var current_id = $(this).attr("id");
          var targeted='DIV'+current_id;
          $(targeted).show();
          $(targeted:not).hide(); 
          // 
          return false; 
       })
  });
  </code></pre>