Using this Value

The "this object" denotes the "the current object". In the previous example, the method sayName() used hero.name to access the name property of the hero object. When you're inside a method, there is another way to access the object by using the reserved value this.

snippet

var hero = {
    name: 'Rafaelo',
    sayName: function() {
        return this.name;
    }
}

hero.sayName();

"Rafaelo"

Related Tutorial

1 Object Introduction

2 Accessing Object's Properties

3 Calling an Object's Methods

4 Using this Value

5 Constructor Functions

6 The Global Object

7 constructor Property

8 instanceof Operator

9 Functions that Return Objects

10 Passing Objects

11 Comparing Objects

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