You could do this:

client.on('message', doSomething.bind(client));

function doSomething(args) {
  // do something
  this.emit();
}



2013/8/21 Brian Di Palma <[email protected]>

> You could also just use Function.bind.
> On Aug 21, 2013 6:40 AM, "Mike Chen" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Nevermind, solved it, had the this wrapped in another function.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -mike
>>
>> On Wednesday, August 21, 2013 1:30:58 AM UTC-4, Mike Chen wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am doing a bit of code organization, and I would like to turn the
>>> following:
>>>
>>> client.on('message', function(data) {
>>>  // do something
>>>  client.emit();
>>> };
>>>
>>> into:
>>>
>>> client.on('message', doSomething);
>>>
>>> function doSomething(args) {
>>> // do something
>>> <this>.emit();
>>> }
>>>
>>> but I am not sure how to pass the client in here, I thought the "this"
>>> keyword would refer to it, but apparently not?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> -Mike
>>>
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