The 'this' keyword in a function I have a function in JavaScript:  function main() {    console.log(this); }   How come this logs Document? Surely it should log function main?  If not, then how do I declare a variable within main to be accessed by the rest of the code as main.varName?  Thank you!
How does "this" keyword work within a function? I just came across an interesting situation in JavaScript.  I have a class with a method that defines several objects using object-literal notation.  Inside those objects, the this pointer is being used.  From the behavior of the program, I have deduced that the this pointer is referring to the class on which the method was invoked, and not the object being created by the literal.    This seems arbitrary, though it is the way I would expect it to work.  Is this defined behavior?  Is it cross-browser safe?  Is there any reasoning underlying why it is the way it is beyond "the spec says so" (for instance, is it a consequence of some broader design decision/philosophy)?  Pared-down code example:  // inside class definition, itself an object literal, we have this function: onRender: function() {      this.menuItems = this.menuItems.concat([         {             text: 'Group by Module',             rptletdiv: this         },         {             text: 'Group by Status',             rptletdiv: this         }]);     // etc }
I would like to create a reminder on Google Calendar every month on the 15th, but if the 15th in that month is a Friday/Saturday, I want it automatically to set it to the closest Sunday/Thursday. Is this possible? Matching text using grep or awk Why are we scared of singularities? I often hear people say that general relativity predicted its own demise because of the singularities it predicts. If I'm not mistaken, this is also a problem in QFT. I wonder why singularities garner so much hate. To me, it seems like negative or complex numbers: we used to hate these things but now they are more generally accepted. Why can't it be that nature just has singularities? We might not get it, we might not like it, but it may be so. Why do the humans become sleepy after meals? Let $E$ be an empty set. Then, $\sup(E) = -\infty$ and $\inf(E)=+\infty$. I thought it is only meaningful to talk about $\inf(E)$ and $\sup(E)$ if $E$ is non-empty and bounded?   Thank you. how can I reset a lost administrative password ,considering that Ubuntu and windows7 are both installed on the computer , considering also that "Boot up the machine,and after the BIOS screen, hold down the left Shift key." didn't logged me to any thing, just continue the loading of the system as normal?? Integral solutions of hyperboloid $x^2+y^2-z^2=1$ Are there integral solutions to the equation $x^2+y^2-z^2=1$? I am wondering how to show that $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt {10}]$ is not a UFD.    My only idea is to show that there are two factorizations of $10$, say, $ab, uv$ such that $a$ is not a unit times $u$ or $v$. In this ring $10=2\cdot5=\sqrt {10}\cdot \sqrt {10}$, so it suffices to show $2$ is not a unit times $\sqrt {10}$. Suppose $2=\sqrt {10}(a+b\sqrt{10})=a\sqrt{10}+10b$. Then $a=0$ since $\sqrt{10}$ is not rational. So $10b=2$, which has no integer solutions. So $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt {10}]$ is not a UFD.  Is my reasoning correct? What are the flaws? Objects vs arrays in Javascript for key/value pairs (I am not asking how to block my posts on my timeline.)  I am asking how I can block my activity, such as posting in open groups, making comments on people's posts, adding a friend, liking a photo, liking a post, etc., from people seeing it in their news feeds?  I don't want people seeing my interactions with other people. combinatorics: sum of product of integer compositions Just wondering if someone can give me an explanation for this capacitor layout - what is it's function? The chip to the right is an ADC.  Circled in blue.    I'm guessing it is well known but i don't know how to search for it. Tried to install both Windows and Ubuntu, now neither will boot Hardware:  I've got an SSD (c),an internal HDD (d), an external HDD (e) and a USB flash drive (f).   How this all went down:   I downloaded Ubuntu and used a program to install it on my (F) drive. I reset my computer, ran the (F) drive for boot, and installed Ubuntu. I reset my computer, and it forcibly automatically booted into Windows 10 instead of Ubuntu. I went into Windows 10, and used a program called Easy BCD, by NeoSmart. I followed their guide, but after step 6, it wasn't the same for me. Their guide said that upon rebooting, I should see a grub screen that lets me choose between Windows/Linux and a few other options, however my computer would only boot into Windows 10.  I decided to follow the rest of the guide regardless, however by the end it would let me boot 'windows' or 'linux', but the linux option would always break. It went to a screen with lots of commands, that I thought -may- be a barebones Linux or something, but it definitely wasn't Ubuntu.  I decided to reinstall Ubuntu using the USB flash drive. Upon resetting, no matter what hard drive or format I select for booting (besides the F drive), it says An operating system wasn't found. Try disconnecting any drives that don't contain an operating system. I can boot the F drive and run Ubuntu, but it's a one time version that doesn't save any of my data. When I went into the installation, it still says that I already have Ubuntu installed on the 4TB HDD and that I have Windows 10 installed on the SSD, however I cannot seem to boot into either of them.   TLDR: Windows 10/Ubuntu are both installed, Windows on the internal SSD and Ubuntu on the external HDD. Ubuntu's installation program on the (F) drive recognizes them, however, when I try to boot anything it says An operating system wasn't found.   When I press F11 and force it to boot from the SSD it says:  error: no such device: 83b6c64d-9a2c0467b-a02c-6374ee6ac3dc.  error: unknown filesystem. Entering rescue mode. . .  grub rescue&gt; _   and it will allow me to type some commands. I want to know if my server is running Subversion 1.5.  How can I find that out?  Also would be nice to know my SVN client version number. svn help hasn't been helpful.  Note: I don't want my project's revision number, etc. This question is about the Subversion software itself. I'm giving Deus Ex a quick playthrough as a refresher before jumping into Human Revolution. In the interest of expediency, I've decided to cheat. ^.^  Normally, cheats must be re-enabled for each level when playing the original DX. I've encountered instructions on several sites (word-for-word identical instructions, so clearly copy/pasted) for permanently enabling cheats, but they aren't working for me:     Because you will need to redo this for every level, you can open up 'user.ini' and add 'bCheatsEnabled True' in the [DeusEx.DeusExGameInfo] section of the file to allow cheats to be activated forever.   Not only is that not working for me, it doesn't even look right compared to the rest of the file (space instead of =). With increasing desperation, I've tried adding that line (both verbatim and switching to an equal sign) to every section of both User.ini and DeusEx.ini which looks even remotely plausible — even creating a [DeusEx.JCDentonMale] section, just in case.  Does anyone know how to get this working? I'm running DX:GOTY version 1.112fm from Steam on Windows 7. Is there a way to transfer thousand of small files faster on Windows 7? I noticed that if I transfer a few large files between two hard drives, it's pretty speedy, at around at least 30&nbsp;MB per second, but if I transfer thousands of files less than 5&nbsp;KB, it is pretty damn too slow.. around 1 to 2&nbsp;MB per second.   Is there a way to speed up the copy/paste process with thousands of small files on Windows 7? How to split a file according to a column (including header) and rename the generated files? I have a .txt that can be exemplified like this:  NAME | CODE name1 | 001 name2 | 001 name3 | 002 name4 | 003 name5 | 003 name6 | 003   I need to write a script to split this file according to the CODE column, so in this case I'd get this:  file 1: NAME | CODE name1 | 001 name2 | 001  file 2: NAME | CODE name3 | 002  file 3: NAME | CODE name4 | 003 name5 | 003 name6 | 003   According to some research, using awk would work:  $ awk -F, '{print &gt; $2".txt"}' inputfile   The thing is, I also need to include the header to the first line and I need the file names to be different. Instead of 001.txt, for example, I need the file name to be something like FILE_$FILENAME_IDK.txt. What does it mean to accept an answer? How do I accept an answer, and what are the rules? Can I accept my own self-answer? What are the reputation benefits? Which answer should I accept? Should I upvote the accepted answer? What should I do if none of the answers are suitable?      For more information, see "" in the . Analytic continuation of function continuous on boundary Suppose one has a function $f$ in the disc algebra ie: $f$ is continuous on $|z|\leq1$ and holomorphic in $|z|&lt;1$. I wondered, can $f$ always be extended to a holomorphic function on some region containing the boundary (ie: $T$ the unit circle). If not can you give me an example? Thank you, how many terms will there be once you collect terms with equal monomials? What is the sum of all the coefficients? If you expand $(x_1+x_2+\cdots+x_k)^n$, how many terms will there be once you collect terms with equal monomials? What is the sum of all the coefficients?  I'm kind of lost here. This came up with other questions on the topic of binomial coefficients, and i have figured those out. I have spent almost an hour trying to figure where to start and haven't made any progress.