I am trying to understand the bind method and I have written the below code :
//
//Window Context
function Hello(d) {
//Always this reffers to calling context
console.log(d);
}
Hello("ABC");
function Student(sname) {
this.name_n = sname;
this.hello = Hello;
this.printAfter2Seconds = printAfter2Seconds.bind(this);
this.print = function() {
console.log(`Student Name: ${this.name_n}`);
}
}
printAfter2Seconds = function() {
console.log(`Before Set TimeOut - ${this.name_n}`);
//let that = this;
setTimeout(function() {
//console.log(this);
console.log(`After Set TimeOut - ${this.name_n}`);
},2000);
}
function Department(dname) {
this.name_n = dname;
this.hello = Hello;
this.printAfter2Seconds = printAfter2Seconds.bind(this);
}
let s = new Student("ABC");
s.hello(s.name_n);
s.printAfter2Seconds();
let d = new Department("IT");
d.hello(d.name);
d.printAfter2Seconds();
//
If I comment the setTimeout line and the line ending setTimeout like below :
//setTimeout(function() {
//console.log(this);
console.log(`After Set TimeOut - ${this.name_n}`);
// },2000);
I am getting the expected output ABC and IT. But If I include setTimeout I am getting undefined both time. So I am guessing some where I need to invoke bind again. This may not be a trivial example that you use everyday just trying to understand bind.
So I need to understand how to bind the this context of the function inside setTimeout or that is even possible.
Thanks in Advance.