Understanding the “this” Keyword in JavaScript
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3 min readMay 22, 2020
What is this?
The JavaScript this keyword refers to the object it belongs to.
It has different values depending on where it is used:
- In a object method,
thisrefers to the owner object. - Alone,
thisrefers to the global object. - In a function,
thisrefers to the global object.
