Who am I or How do I know which Element I'm dealing with?

Inside the f开发者_开发问答ollowing code how do I perform a test, and know which element was clicked?

$("li,p").click(function(){
   
   // how do I perform a test, and know which Element it is?

   if( /* I'm a <li/> */ )
       // Do this for the <li/>

   if( /* I'm a <p/> */ )
       // Do this for the <p/>
})

One option would be to use the is() method:

$("li,p").click(function(){

   // how do I do I perform a test, on wich Element it is ?

   if($(this).is('li'))
       // Do this for the <li/>

   if($(this).is('p'))
       // Do this for the <p/>
})

You're looking for this.nodeName.

You can also write

if (jQuery.nodeName(this, 'p'))

Live Demo

$("li,p").click(function(){
    if(this.tagName.toLowerCase() == "p"){
       alert("PP!");
    }else if(this.tagName.toLowerCase() == "li"){
        alert("list!");
    }
})

Use the is() function

$("li,p").click(function(){         

    if( $(this).is('li') )        
        // Do this for the <li/>     
    if( $(this).is('p') )        
        // Do this for the <p/> 
});