[jQuery] Re: Return a reference to the root DOM object

[John Resig]

I understand that one way of doing the same thing in jQuery is to
reference it thus: var element = $("p#thisIsMyParagraph")[0];

IS THIS CORRECT?  Is there a more correct way, or is this the only
way?

You're spot-on. That is the correct way to get a reference to the
original DOM node.

--John