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jorydotcom committed Nov 8, 2012
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Expand Up @@ -6,22 +6,12 @@ attribution:
- jQuery Fundamentals
---

In JavaScript, as in most object-oriented programming languages, `this` is a
special keyword that is used within methods to refer to the object on which a
method is being invoked. The value of `this` is determined using a simple series
of steps:

- If the function is invoked using `Function.call` or `Function.apply`, this will
be set to the first argument passed to `call`/`apply`. If the first argument
passed to `call`/`apply` is null or undefined, `this` will refer to the global
object (which is the `window` object in Web browsers).
- If the function being invoked was created using `Function.bind`, `this` will be
the first argument that was passed to `bind` at the time the function was
created.
- If the function is being invoked as a method of an object, `this` will refer to
that object.
- Otherwise, the function is being invoked as a standalone function not
attached to any object, and `this` will refer to the global object.
In JavaScript, as in most object-oriented programming languages, `this` is a special keyword that is used in methods to refer to the object on which a method is being invoked. The value of `this` is determined using a simple series of steps:

- If the function is invoked using `Function.call` or `Function.apply`, this will be set to the first argument passed to `call`/`apply`. If the first argument passed to `call`/`apply` is null or undefined, `this` will refer to the global object (which is the `window` object in web browsers).
- If the function being invoked was created using `Function.bind`, `this` will be the first argument that was passed to `bind` at the time the function was created.
- If the function is being invoked as a method of an object, `this` will refer to that object.
- Otherwise, the function is being invoked as a standalone function not attached to any object, and `this` will refer to the global object.

```
// A function invoked using Function.call
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -95,13 +85,7 @@ myObject.sayHello(); // logs "Hi! My name is Rebecca"
secondObject.sayHello(); // logs "Hi! My name is Colin"
```

<div class="note">
When invoking a function deep within a long namespace, it is often tempting to
reduce the amount of code you need to type by storing a reference to the actual
function as a single, shorter variable. It is important not to do this with
instance methods as this will cause the value of `this` within the function to
change, leading to incorrect code operation. For instance:
</div>
When invoking a function deep within a long namespace, it is often tempting to reduce the amount of code you need to type by storing a reference to the actual function as a single, shorter variable. It is important not to do this with instance methods as this will cause the value of `this` within the function to change, leading to incorrect code operation. For instance:

```
var myNamespace = {
Expand All @@ -124,10 +108,7 @@ var hello = myNamespace.myObject.sayHello;
hello(); // logs "Hi! My name is undefined"
```


<div class="note">
You can, however, safely reduce everything up to the object on which the method is invoked:
</div>

```
var myNamespace = {
Expand All @@ -149,4 +130,4 @@ var myNamespace = {
var obj = myNamespace.myObject;

obj.sayHello(); // logs "Hi! My name is Rebecca"
```
```