jQuery find() function current element

Question

I'm trying to move strings from name attributes to the src of each img. I'm using jQuery to do this:

$("#one").find("img").attr("src",$(this).attr("name");

Now the problem is that $(this) is not the current manipulated element. So how do I get the current element that find() has found?

• David Thomas: Where's the name coming from? the #one or the img?

Answer 1

attr method accepts a function, within the context of this function, this refers to the current element:

$("#one").find("img").attr("src", function(){
 return this.name
});

• Lahey: Oh yes of course. I thought it would be possible without creating a local function but it works, the img is now visible :) Thanks!
• Selvakumar Arumugam: @Lahaye Note: .attr is just going to pick the first image.. it will not update thru all the image that the find going to return. Get the value of an attribute for the first element in the set of matched elements
• Ram: @Vega That's not the case with attr's function.