Referencing the current jQuery object in a chain?
<p>At DevDays in SF last year (before jQuery 1.4 was released), I thought they mentioned an upcoming feature in 1.4 that would allow you to reference the current jQuery object while in a chain. I've read through all of the 1.4 improvements and wasn't able to find it. Does anyone know how this can be done?</p>

<p><strong>Example</strong></p>

<p>Being able to access the current jQuery object would be helpful when working with methods that are in relation to the current object like .next():</p>

<pre><code>// Current way
var items = $(this).closest('tr');
items = items.add(items.next(':not([id])'));

// Magical 1.4 way? Is there a "chain"-like object?
var items = $(this).closest('tr')
    .add(chain.next(':not([id])'));
</code></pre>
