this Context

Class operations can be static or non-static (see Adding Operation Calls). If an operation is non-static, it can only be executed on a given instance of the related class: You need to provide an object of this class to the target pin of the operation.

In JavaScript, the contents of the target object are available within that operation via the this context. Contents in this case means properties.

For static operations, the keyword this is undefined.

Example

Assume you have the following Product class with

the properties
- id
- name
- location
a non-static updateStock operation that updates a given quantity of the current product to the stock
and a static updateStorageSystem operation that updates the storage system with a given quantity

The this context provides the object content via the keyword this to the operation updateStock().

Target	Syntax	Description	Customer Example
Property	`this.<property name>`	Use this notation to access to a property of the related class.	^{this.location.storageUnit.shelf}

Example

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