title: Storing $(this) in a variable
body: <p>If I want to save <code>this</code> as a jQuery DOM object and then select it, which method below should I use?</p>
  
  <pre><code>var element = $(this)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And then for selecting</p>
  
  <pre><code>$(element)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Or simply</p>
  
  <pre><code>var element = this
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Also, if I want then to concatenate <code>element</code> into a larger selector, is this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$(element + " .class")
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>the right way?</p>