---
title: "5 Rules to master ‘this’ in Javascript"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/5-rules-to-master-this-in-javascript-bt8srln9
source_url: https://blog.tusharcodes.tech/5-rules-to-master-this-in-javascript
type: article
source: "Hashnode"
author: "Tushar Tiwari"
published: 2022-05-11T12:22:41.183Z
updated: 2022-05-11T12:22:41.184Z
tags: ["javascript"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 58
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# 5 Rules to master ‘this’ in Javascript

**[Hashnode](https://daily.dev/sources/hashnode)** · [@tushartiwari](https://daily.dev/tushartiwari) · 4 min read · 58 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

The value of this will be determined by the block from where it gets called, but in an order of precedence that we'll discuss here. Invoking Function with a new keyword, the this inside function will refer to a new empty object. Free Function Invocation means calling the function without any of the conditions discussed above (without using new operator, or as a method belonging to an object)

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**@raulmarindev** · 0 upvotes

> Concise and well explained. Bookmarked!

**@tushartiwari** · 0 upvotes

> Thank you

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