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# [The puzzle behind "this" keyword](https://mohammedsas.hashnode.dev/the-puzzle-behind-this-keyword?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Why we need "this" for? The keyword "this" allows a function to be reused. It informs the function of the context in which it should run. As a result, the "this" keyword in javascript always refers to an object. So we might communicate the function w...

May 4, 2022 · 4 min read · mohammedsas.hashnode.dev  
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[Prathmesh Jagtap](https://hashnode.com/@Prathmesh)

[Jun 8, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-puzzle-behind-this-keyword/6272df6a272fe72a917cd8a5/comment/62a0324e7c635062889383dc)

Great blog, explained well