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Anastasios Poursaitedes
10,491 PointsArrow functions don't work sometimes as event handlers
I find that when I write the event handler as an arrow function, whenever I'm using $(this) it doesn't work, but when I write a regular function the $(this) works.
3 Answers
Steven Parker
229,670 PointsYou've discovered one of the main differences between conventional and arrow functions: the binding of "this" was intentionally omitted. There are a few others, for full details see this MDN page on Arrow Functions.
Arrow functions are not intended as a universal replacement for conventional functions. In particular, the documentation says:
Arrow function expressions are ill suited as methods, and they cannot be used as constructors.
Anastasios Poursaitedes
10,491 PointsOh I see. Arrow functions are not scoped as regular functions.
Steven Parker
229,670 PointsWell, it's not exactly a "scope" issue, but they definitely don't work the same.
Happy coding!
Anastasios Poursaitedes
10,491 PointsThanks Steven!