jquery plugin boilerplate element -

I am trying to develop the plugin using jquery-boilerplate-v3.1 and is confused between "this" and "$ (this)," in the plugin

 . .. $ .fn [pluginName] = function (option) {// alerts ($ (this) .toSource ()); ($ .data (this, 'plugin_' + pluginname)) {$. Return the data (this, 'plugin_' + plugin name, new plugin (this, option));} ; };   
 It looks like the  new plugin (this, option)  does not return the element inside the plugin. Protocol Reference  
 Instead, it has been modified in the  plugin ($ (this), option) .    Example $ (function () {$ ('# container'). MyPlugin ();}); I can not access it without using $ (this) as the parameter.   
 In the plugin, .toSource () empty object  ({}) .  
 Am I correcting it by modifying $ (this) or how can I use #container with the  this  parameter.  
 TIA  
  
 
 
 In the plugin,  this  refers to the object of the jQuery plugin , But within the callback for  this.each () ,  this  refers to the DOM element in each object.  
 So, yes, you need  $ (this)  to get that element inside a loop for a jQuery object.