Call a handler function on event

I believe it is possible to call a function in an event handler, just like this:

$([selector]).[event](function(){
    handlerFunction();
});

Is there a way of doing this in a more compact way? like this:

$([selector]).[event](handlerFunction());

In any case, how do you pass to handlerFunction() the element in which you're calling the event handler? Is it done implicitly? Is it needed a parameter both in the calling and function? I got an unique handler function which behaves 开发者_开发百科differently depending on the item that calls it and I don't know how to pass that info and even if this is correct.

$([selector]).[event](handlerFunction);

The element that triggered the event gets passed to handlerFunction via the this keyword:

function handlerFunction() {
    $(this).hide();
}

In this example, handlerFunction would hide the element that triggered the action. Notice that this is the DOM element, $(this) the jQuery equivalent.

You can pass the handlerFunction as reference, like this:

$([selector]).[event](handlerFunction);

If you use handlerFunction(), the function will be called, and the return value will be passed to the event handler

Do this:

$([selector]).[event](handlerFunction)

Don't put () after handlerFunction or else you'll call it immediately and use its return value as the function to run, which won't work because it doesn't return anything.
To access the element inside handlerFunction, use $(this), llike $(this).html('triggered!').