Yeah this works differently in function and arrow function (not allowed in latter I think).
this
I found a video which explained this and there are some many cases where it behaves weird.
And then you assign var _this = this to get some context frozen...
var _this = this
there are some many cases where it behaves weird.
Don't expect JavaScript's 'this' to be a 'this' that you are already familiar with.
It's its own thing.
xkcd
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thisworks differently in function and arrow function (not allowed in latter I think).I found a video which explained
thisand there are some many cases where it behaves weird.And then you assign
var _this = thisto get some context frozen...Don't expect JavaScript's 'this' to be a 'this' that you are already familiar with.
It's its own thing.
xkcd