How to get value of text (e.g. text() ) for self

Question

Hi all,
I have a number of text boxes that I use as buttons which configured at the start.
When clicked they pass on their text value ( using "......text()" ) to a global function and then some magic happens.
Currently I am using something like:
var MyVar = sym.$("textbox").text();
Which means I have to configure for each of my many text boxes e.g.;
     sym.$("textbox"),  sym.$("textbox1"),  sym.$("textbox2"),  sym.$("textbox3"),  .......
Is there anyway of doing something like:
var MyVar = sym.$SELF.text();
So that I can simply copy paste the text boxes and their click triggers dont need to customized.
Best,
T

Answer 1

I don't really have a sample file yet . Because I am trying to figure a work around this issue.
Basically I have a text box and I want to have a click event trigger that sends the value of its own text (i.e. ".text()").
var MyVar = sym.$("textbox1").text();
However as I have 60+ of these text boxes it will take me a very long time to modify each click trigger so that they have the correct name. E.g.:
for "textbox1"        var MyVar = sym.$("textbox1").text();
for "textbox2"        var MyVar = sym.$("textbox2").text();
for "textbox3"        var MyVar = sym.$("textbox3").text();
It would be much easier if I could point the ".text()" to "self", rather than opening each click event one by one and making sure that the right text box is referenced.
BTW - if there is a way to handle click events from a global location then I can also address my problem.  if textbox1 pressed, then.... if textbox2 pressed, then.... if textbox3 pressed, then.... etc...
Best,
T