"this" and object literals in JavaScript

Asked Jul 30 '15 at 14:06

Active Jul 30 '15 at 14:10

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var v = {
    foo: (function () {
        return this;
    }.bind(this))
};

What is the value of this when passed to the bind invocation (and why)?

edited Jul 30 '15 at 14:10

j08691

asked Jul 30 '15 at 14:06

Ben Aston

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Depends on what `this` is. Which has nothing to do with object literals. – Bergi Jul 30 '15 at 14:08
Haha. Say the code is run in the global context in a browser. – Ben Aston Jul 30 '15 at 14:08
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Well, then `this` is the global object. – Bergi Jul 30 '15 at 14:09
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It's whatever `this` is at the moment `bind()` is called. If that's global, then it's global. – deceze Jul 30 '15 at 14:09
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Why not try yourself ? – Hacketo Jul 30 '15 at 14:10
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"this" will be the window object because when declaring *var v = ..* v becomae an property in the window object. – Elheni Mokhles Jul 30 '15 at 14:10
@ElheniMokhles not an attribute, but a property, but I know what you meant... – Ben Aston Jul 30 '15 at 14:12
yes yes a property :) – Elheni Mokhles Jul 30 '15 at 14:12
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or perhaps [How does the “this” keyword in Javascript act within an object literal?](http://stackoverflow.com/q/13441307/1048572) is a better dupe – Bergi Jul 30 '15 at 14:12
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Assuming it's not strict more – atmd Jul 30 '15 at 14:14

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