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ES6 - Arrow functions working with "this"
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/** | |
* ES6 - Arrow functions. | |
* | |
* Arrow functions don't rebind `this`. Comparison between old `function` approach and `arrow function` approach. | |
**/ | |
function Person0(name, age) { | |
this.name = name; | |
this.age = age; | |
setTimeout(function() { | |
this.age += 10; | |
console.log(this.name + ' grew up. He is ' + this.age + ' years old, now!'); // grew up. He is NaN years old, now! | |
}, 1000); | |
} | |
var PeterNutt = new Person0('P. Nutt', 18); | |
function Person1(name, age) { | |
self = this; | |
self.name = name; | |
self.age = age; | |
setTimeout(function() { | |
self.age += 10; | |
console.log(self.name + ' grew up. He is ' + self.age + ' years old, now!'); // P. Nutt grew up. He is 28 years old, now! | |
}, 1000); | |
} | |
var PatrickNutt = new Person1('P. Nutt', 18); | |
function Person2(name, age) { | |
this.name = name; | |
this.age = age; | |
setTimeout(() => { | |
this.age += 10; | |
console.log(this.name + ' grew up. He is ' + this.age + ' years old, now!'); // P. Nutt grew up. He is 28 years old, now! | |
}, 1000); | |
} | |
var ParkerNutt = new Person2('P. Nutt', 18); |
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