A.prototype.a (cb) { // I do something here cb(null, someData); }; A.prototype.b () { self = this; // it could be `this.a` as well. self.a(function (err, response) { self.c(response); // will work this.c(response); // wont work }); };
A.prototype.c (data) { console.log(data); }; It's all about the scope. `this` is local to each function. http://ejohn.org/apps/learn/ can be of great help understanding this kind of things (and a lot more) On 4/21/14, 3:11 PM, Reza Razavipour wrote: > I see a lot of code that does > var self = this > > and then they use self instead of this for the duration of the function? > > Why and when would you use the above pattern? > > > -- > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Jose Luis Rivas - http://joseluisrivas.net Venezuela - GPG: 0xB9AC8C43 -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.