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JavaScript

Posted by anonymous123
anonymous123
5,794 Points

this keyword in function

When the this keyword is in a normal function is it a reference to the global function or is it the global context?

1 Answer

Jake Salo
Jake Salo
13,175 Points
Jake Salo
Jake Salo
13,175 Points

When the 'this' keyword is used in a Function Declaration, it will refer to the active window in the user's browser.

Try calling this function in the console, and see what it returns:

function testThis() {
  console.log(this);
}
testThis();

It is however dependant on the scope of the function in question, so object methods will refer to the parent object.