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Function invocation and 'this' Context Example

Published in: JavaScript 

Quick example to show how 'this' depends on how the function in which you called it in was being invoked. From jQuery in Action.

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  1. //Define our objects
  2. var o1 = {handle:'o1'};
  3. var o2 = {handle:'o2'};
  4. var o3 = {handle:'o3'};
  5. //Set handle to window
  6. window.handle = 'window';
  7.  
  8. function whoAmI() {
  9. 	return this.handle;
  10. }
  11. //Create method in object 01
  12. o1.identifyMe = whoAmI;
  13.  
  14. alert(whoAmI()); //Alerts 'window'
  15. alert(o1.identifyMe()); //Alerts 'o1'
  16. alert(whoAmI.call(o2)); //Alerts 'o2' (call is running whoAmI in the context of o2)
  17. alert(whoAmI.apply(o3)); //Alerts 'o3' (apply is running whoAmI in the context of o3)

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