how can create function anonymous javascript whit arguments this

Question

I'm trying to perform an anonymous function with a this-type argument, with the aim that an element of DOM can occupy it.

javascript: (this is dynamically created at run time)

const example = function(this) { return this }

html:

<button onclick="example(this)" ><button>

result:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'this'

how can I do it?, thanks!

`this` is a special "argument" that you don't list as parameter. The value of `this` is determined by the caller of the function. Not sure what you mean with "doom". See [how does the `this` keyword work](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/133973/how-does-this-keyword-work-within-a-function) — trincot, Jan 17 '22 at 23:22
"*a this-type argument, with the aim that an element of doom can occupy it.*" - what? Please show us how you intend to call that `example` function. — Bergi, Jan 17 '22 at 23:24
edited the question, thanks for answering, sorry for the bad writing, it's my first question and I don't speak much English — Darien correa, Jan 17 '22 at 23:47
The example function does not suppose to get this, but an argument that will be the this (probably an extended of HTMLElement) — Aviv Ben Shahar, Jan 18 '22 at 00:14

Barmar · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-18T00:34:13.767

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As mentioned in the comments, this is a special keyword in JavaScript; when you call an object method, this contains the object that the method was called through.

Just use another variable name.

const example = function(el) { console.log(el.innerText); };

<button onclick="example(this)" >Click me</button>

edited Jan 18 '22 at 00:34

answered Jan 17 '22 at 23:27

Barmar

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thank you very much, but the element is created dynamically, I added more information, thank you very much for answering me anyway =) – Darien correa Jan 18 '22 at 00:18
See the updated answer. – Barmar Jan 18 '22 at 00:34

how can create function anonymous javascript whit arguments this

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