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JavaScript

Rizwan Renesa
Rizwan Renesa
7,805 Points
Posted by Rizwan Renesa
Rizwan Renesa
7,805 Points

A JavaScript question

I have written this code : 

<html>
<body>
<div id ="status">0</div>
<script>
function Car(){
  this.speed = 0;

  setInterval(function(){
    this.speed++;
    document.getElementById("status").innerHTML=this.speed;
  }, 300);
}
var car1 = new Car();
</script>
</body>
</html>  

I already know how to fix this, code below but I don't get it. Can someone please help to explain?

  <html>
<body>
<div id ="status">0</div>
<script>
function Car(){
  this.speed = 0;
  var self=this;
  setInterval(function(){
    self.speed++;
    document.getElementById("status").innerHTML=self.speed;
  }, 300);
}
var car1 = new Car();
</script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

It's a matter of scope.

Inside Car, "this" will contain a reference to the class instance, but when the interval callback runs, that's no longer true.

But in the second example, the variable "self" has function scope, and will still have the same value when the callback runs.