How do I access the element I place a click event on?

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i have a code where i have this code:

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<div id="LeftMenue" class="col-sm-3 col-md-6 col-lg-4">

                  <ul>
                      <li><a href="#">Task2</a></li>

                      <li><a href="#">User</a></li>

                      <li><a href="#">Edit Page</a></li>

                      <li><a href="#">Save Page</a></li>

                      <li><a href="#">Patient</a></li>
                  </ul>



          </div>

and i want to write this code in main.js a javascript file :

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$("#LeftMenue > ul li a").click(function () {
        me.showPage();
    });

i want to take the innerhtml or the text value of the ancher tag because the div name is equal to that so when i want to hide or show a div i just need the innerhtml of the current ancher how can i do that

Posted 9-Sep-15 0:38am

May Bash

Updated 9-Sep-15 0:51am

Andy Lanng

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Andy Lanng 9-Sep-15 6:49am

You want to make use of what, now? - Maybe review the subject of this post.

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Andy Lanng · Answer 1 · 2015-09-09T00:52:00

Solution 1

Simples:

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$("#LeftMenue > ul li a").click(function () {
        //'this' is the control 
        var controlClicked = this;

        var text = controlClicked.text()

        me.showPage();
    });

Posted 9-Sep-15 0:52am

Andy Lanng

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May Bash 9-Sep-15 7:17am

thank you so much for your help