In Node, this inside function equals undefined

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In node, how come I get undefined in this example ?

Since I am not using strict mode, this should be accessible from inside a function and equal to the Global object.

this.foo = "bar";

function fun () {
    console.log(this.foo);
}

fun(); // undefined

The global object is obtained using `global`. – Oct 09 '16 at 16:30 — , Oct 09 '16 at 16:30

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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See this fragment about "use strict" mode in MDN.

First, the value passed as this to a function in strict mode is not forced into being an object (a.k.a. "boxed"). For a normal function, this is always an object: either the provided object if called with an object-valued this; the value, boxed, if called with a Boolean, string, or number this; or the global object if called with an undefined or null this... for a strict mode function, the specified this is not boxed into an object, and if unspecified, this will be undefined:

For a best explanation and examples, see the reference: "Securing" JavaScript (MDN)

Also see this post in stackoverflow: In node.js, how the 'use strict' statement is interpreted?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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answered Oct 09 '16 at 16:25

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No, node.js does not enable strict mode by itself. OP states he does not `"use strict"`. – Bergi Oct 09 '16 at 16:35
You are right @Bergi, I am running my `npm` scripts with `node --use_strict` flag. – jherax Oct 09 '16 at 16:51

In Node, this inside function equals undefined

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