Missing formal parameter

[Mendelsohn, Michael]

Hi Adobe friends...

I'm taking a stab at converting my lingo scripts to javascript syntax.
I started with a very easy one. My question is why does on
beginSprite(me) NOT translate to function beginSprite(this){}.  That
returns an error of missing formal parameter, and function
beginSprite(){} compiles when omitting the this.

Thanks,
- Michael M.




-- lingo:
property pSp

on beginSprite(me)
  pSp = sprite(me.spriteNum)
end

on exitFrame(me)
  theNumber = random(1701336, 8888888)
 pSp.member.text = string(theNumber)
end

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//javascript:
var pSp;

function beginSprite(this){
  pSp = sprite(this.spriteNum);
}

function exitFrame(){
  var theNumber = Math.round(Math.random() * (8888888 - 1701336) +
1701336);
  pSp.member.text = theNumber.toString();
}


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