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unicorn/no-this-assignment Pedantic ​

What it does ​

Disallow assigning this to a variable.

Why is this bad? ​

Assigning this to a variable is unnecessary and confusing.

Examples ​

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

javascript
const foo = this;
class Bar {
  method() {
    foo.baz();
  }
}

new Bar().method();

Examples of correct code for this rule:

javascript
class Bar {
  constructor(fooInstance) {
    this.fooInstance = fooInstance;
  }
  method() {
    this.fooInstance.baz();
  }
}

new Bar(this).method();

References ​

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