If you want to have the jQuery object instead of the regular DOM element, use the $(this) function, for example:

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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <style> ul { font-size:18px; margin:0; } span { color:blue; text-decoration:underline; cursor:pointer; } .example { font-style:italic; } </style> <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("span").click(function () { $("li").each(function(){ $(this).toggleClass("example"); }); }); }); </script> </head> <body> To do list: <span>(click here to change)</span> <ul> <li>Eat</li> <li>Sleep</li> <li>Be merry</li> </ul> </body> </html>
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