[jQuery] How to call a function directly that is normally an event.. ?

[Sam H]

Sorry, I don't know how to summarize this problem so I'll just post
code.

Let's say you have this:

$('#myID').click(magicFunc);

magicFunc looks like:

function magicFunc()
{
   $(this).fadeOut();
}

Now, let's say I want to invoke magicFunc on a certain item MANUALLY,
via code, not through a user-driven event.  e.g.: (I know this is
wrong)

$('#myID').magicFunc();

I don't want to make a plug-in.  I just want to somehow make the $
(this) reference in magicFunc() refer to whatever I pass into it.  Is
that possible?