title: Jquery: masonry('hide',element) method with a jquery element
body: <p>So, I'm using Masonry to make a "fluid" layout in my site but now I've encountered a problem involving its hide and reveal methods.</p>
  
  <p>In an event, I'm making this call:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$container.masonry('hide', $(this));
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>As you can see, I'm using <code>$(this)</code> to  tell masonry what element to hide through jquery</p>
  
  <p>But apparently, this method does not work with a jquery element?</p>
  
  <p>The error message in my console looks like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Uncaught TypeError: Object #&lt;HTMLElement&gt; has no method 'hide' (masonry.pkgd.min.js:9)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I tried looking in the <a href="http://desandro.com/masonry/methods.html#hide" rel="nofollow">documentation</a> but all it says about the accepted type is:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$container.masonry( 'hide', items )
  </code></pre>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p><strong>items</strong> Type: <em>Array</em> of <em>Masonry.Items</em></p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>What is a <em>Masonry.Item</em> supposed to be? And how do I indicate my element as one?</p>