Hmmm, but if I use 'this' in lieu of 'self' in my example, I get
errors that that this.doALotMoreStuff is not a function.
Thanks,
Juergen
On Sep 14, 2006, at 10:26 PM, Bob Ippolito wrote:
> On 9/14/06, Juergen Schreck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Here's another MochiKit [greenhorn] question...
>>
>> My code is filling up with self references to an object:
>>
>>
>> var myHardWorkingObject = {
>>
>> 'myprop1' : null,
>> 'myprop2': null,
>>
>> doALotOfStuff: function () {
>> var self= myHardWorkingObject; // <-- yuck?!
>> self. doALotMoreStuff();
>> },
>
> In JavaScript, "self" is called "this" and it's available implicitly.
>
> You will see "var self = this;" sometimes in code. This is done so
> that an inner function can reference the "this" from the scope it was
> created in.. beacuse "this" is created by call syntax, not bound
> methods as in Python.
>
> http://bob.pythonmac.org/archives/2005/07/06/this-sucks-in-javascript/
>
> -bob
>
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