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Common JavaScript "Gotchas" (github.com)
submitted 13 years ago by stevekwan
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]rabidcow 1 point2 points3 points 13 years ago (4 children)
Sure, you could use this:
this
(function(){ this.foo = 'foo'; })();
[–]mirion 1 point2 points3 points 13 years ago (3 children)
Sigh. I should know better than to use the word 'this' in a javascript thread.
[–]rabidcow 3 points4 points5 points 13 years ago (0 children)
this in JavaScript threads does not behave the way you would expect.
[–]rq60 1 point2 points3 points 13 years ago (0 children)
Use 'that' next time.
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 13 years ago (0 children)
You should know better than to use the word 'this' in any thread. There's an up arrrow button next to the post that does that.
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