error attr() in jquery

error attr() in jquery

[NEED HELP] i want to delete data from database using javascript.

my code :
  1.     echo "<td><span class='delete'><a href=\"javascript:return(0);\" id=$id >Delete</a></span></td>";

javascript code :


  1. var del_id = $("this").attr('id');
  2. $.post('delete2.php?id='+del_id);

and i have tried like code below ( to pass the  del_id variabel )
  1. $.post('delete2.php?id=3');

it's work fine.

what should i do to correct my code here?


  1. var del_id = $("this").attr('id');
  2. $.post('delete2.php?id='+del_id);
thanks for your help.