[jQuery] Best way yo get the type of matched elements

[jQuery] Best way yo get the type of matched elements


Hello,
I have a simple problem - what is the best syntax / way to get the DOM
type of a matched element? I am unable to find this in the docs...
Example:
<div class="aaa">Some Text</div>
<span class="aaa">Span Text</div>
<form>
<input type="button" class="aaa" />
</form>
How can I get the types of matched elements - $(this).val().type -
below - reports "undefined" - but I would like to get "div", "span",
"button", etc:
$(".aaa").each(function() {
alert($(this).val().type);
});
Thanks in advance for your help.