jQuery "this" plus other selectors?

Question

Is it possible to combine $(this) with $('.someclass')?

Example: $(this + ', .someclass').hover();

I am attempting to use the hover action to animate a non-descendent class. I want the class element to animate whether "it", aka $('.someclass') OR $(this) is hovered.

I'm hoping this can be done without creating 2 separate hover actions.

Answer 1

You can use jQuery's .add().

$(this).add('.someClass').hover();