Actually, jQuery calls the callback of the element's this passed into it via apply and call. Check it out: code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.js
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In jquerys events this is the same as event.delegateTarget: api.jquery.com/event.delegateTarget/
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So you can use the arrow function to get access to the parent context and still access the element you have attached the listener to... Please don't stop using this just because you don't know how a lib works.
$('p').on('click', (evt) => { console.log($(evt.delegateTarget).text()) })
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Actually,
jQuerycalls the callback of theelement'sthispassed into it viaapplyandcall. Check it out: code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.jsIn jquerys events
thisis the same asevent.delegateTarget: api.jquery.com/event.delegateTarget/So you can use the arrow function to get access to the parent context and still access the element you have attached the listener to... Please don't stop using
thisjust because you don't know how a lib works.