ojs-exampleofthis.js

function displayQuote() {
    // the value of "this" will change; depends on 
    // which object it is called through
    console.log(this.memorableQuote);    
}

var williamShakespeare = {
    "memorableQuote": "It is a wise father that knows his own child.", 
    "sayIt" : displayQuote
};

var markTwain = {
    "memorableQuote": "Golf is a good walk spoiled.", 
    "sayIt" : displayQuote
};

var oscarWilde = {
    "memorableQuote": "True friends stab you in the front." 
    // we can call the function displayQuote
    // as a method of oscarWilde without assigning it 
    // as oscarWilde’s method. 
    //"sayIt" : displayQuote
};

williamShakespeare.sayIt(); // true, true
markTwain.sayIt(); // he didn’t know where to play golf

// watch this, each function has a method call()
// that allows the function to be called as a 
// method of the object passed to call() as an
// argument. 
// this line below is equivalent to assigning
// displayQuote to sayIt, and calling oscarWilde.sayIt().

displayQuote.call(oscarWilde); // ouch!