# How to access $(this) with api.attachWidgetAction?

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**Created:** [2016 年 5 月 2 日午後 8:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-access-this-with-api-attachwidgetaction/43570 "2016-05-02T20:34:56Z")\
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I am adding a new post menu button with `api.addPostMenuButton`.

I would like to access the data of this post-menu button on click using `api.attachWidgetAction`.

Ideally, it would be the equivalent of:

`$(this).attr('data-something')`

Any ideas?

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