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Expand Up @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ title: Explain how `this` works in JavaScript

There's no simple explanation for `this`; it is one of the most confusing concepts in JavaScript because it's behavior differs from many other programming languages. The one-liner explanation of the `this` keyword is that it is a dynamic reference to the context in which a function is executed.

A longer explanation follows is that `this` follows these rules:
A longer explanation is that `this` follows these rules:

1. If the `new` keyword is used when calling the function, meaning the function was used as a function constructor, the `this` inside the function is the newly-created object instance.
2. If `this` is used in a `class` `constructor`, the `this` inside the `constructor` is the newly-created object instance.
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