Accessing parent of a parent object properties

Question

if i have :

var obj= {
    a:"something", 
    b:{ 
        a:function (){
        // Can I access obj properties through the this keyword here
        }
    }
};

Can I access properties of obj through the this keyword in the obj.b.a function?

Is there a reason why you want to use `this` instead of `obj`? — Ian, Sep 14 '12 at 16:32

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

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Short answer: No.

Long answer: There could be many properties on many objects pointing to the object. Which one would be the parent? Also, read here how the this keyword really works: It only points to the obj.b object when your function is called with obj.b.a().

However, you can still use the obj variable as a reference. In this answer I have discussed the differences to this.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

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your `__parent__` link is unrelated, albeit interesting. – Eric Sep 14 '12 at 16:31

Accessing parent of a parent object properties

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