When calling a Javascript function, how do I set a custom value of "this"?

Question

I'm using jQuery and I have a function that serves as an event callback, and so in that function "this" represents the object that that captured the event. However, there's an instance where I want to call the function explicitly from another function - how do I set what "this" will equal within the function in this case?

For example:

function handleEvent(event) {
    $(this).removeClass("sad").addClass("happy");
}

$("a.sad").click(handleEvent); // in this case, "this" is the anchor clicked

function differentEvent(event) {
    $("input.sad").keydown(e) {
        doSomeOtherProcessing();
        handleEvent(e); // in this case, "this" will be the window object
                        // but I'd like to set it to be, say, the input in question
    }
}

Answer 1

Use apply call.

handleEvent.call(this, e);