var elems = document.getElementsByTagName( 'a' );

for ( var i = 0; i < elems.length; i++ ) {

  (function( lockedInIndex ){

    elems[ i ].addEventListener( 'click', function(e){
      e.preventDefault();
      alert( 'I am link #' + lockedInIndex );
    }, 'false' );

  })( i );

}

http://benalman.com/news/2010/11/immediately-invoked-function-expression/

Locking index while looping

JavaScript