This difference
<blockquote>
  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1051782/jquery-this-vs-this">jQuery $(this) vs this</a>  </p>
</blockquote>



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<pre><code>$('.navigation').each(function () {
    var $links = $('a',this);
    $links.click(function  () {
        var $link = $(this),
            link = this;
            if ($link.is('.selected')) {
                return;
        }
        $links.removeClass('selected');
        $link.addClass('selected')
    });
});
</code></pre>

<p>What is the difference between <code>$(this)</code> and <code>this</code>?</p>

<p>Please explain the simple difference in coding.</p>
