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Edit Post #277899 Post edited:
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Edit Post #277899 Initial revision over 3 years ago
Question Nodejs wrap async function in synchronous function
I am writing a spoof of the `fs` module; the actual storage mechanism is not the the filesystem but rather a database. Overall, however, the api will function exactly like `fs`. So far my code is comparable to the following: ``` let underlyingDb = require('module-for-accessing-db'); let moc...
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Comment Post #277860 `ResolveThisBinding` and `GetThisEnvironment` are very useful to know about!
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Comment Post #277861 Wow, thanks for showing `(obj.b) = 'value';` - I had no idea that was valid javascript, and it's really the best example demonstrating that parentheses are not exactly what I've always expected them to be!
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Edit Post #277856 Initial revision over 3 years ago
Question Function call; `this` gets bound to unexpected value
I recently encountered a strange situation in javascript; if I have: ``` let obj = { a: function() { return (this === obj) ? this.b : 'bye'; }, b: 'hello' }; ``` I can call `obj.a` with `this` bound to `obj` by simply calling `obj.a()` (producing `"hello"`). The following al...
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