How can I pass 'this' to a Javascript/JQuery function

[DaveJ]

Is passing 'this' in JavaScript any different than passing any other variable?

It seems to keep appearing undefined in my code.

Basically, my function reacts to a button click...

$(".vote-up-off&quot .click(function () {
howmuch = 1;
initVote(this);
// do other stuff...
}

And I created this function in order to reduce my code...

function initVote(thisObj) {
alert(thisObj); // keeps poping up as undefined
// do stuff...
}

It is incredibly hard to search on the "this" keyword. Google keeps ignoring "this", much less &quot this)" in a search.

[DaveJ]

1. It's the dollar sign...

I realized it should be $(thisObj) not thisObj. How could I miss something so obvious to everyone on the planet!