# Losing this, and How Arrow Functions Help

When you hand a method to other code as a callback, it loses the object before the dot and this goes missing, and an arrow function or bind gives it back.

![Cheat sheet: Losing this, and How Arrow Functions Help](https://fsdtrainingmedia.blob.core.windows.net/public/images/2026/10/58727f1320cf48c096104ae4fc2b3815.webp)

- Category: JavaScript
- Level: Journeyman
- Tags: Arrow Function, bind(), Callback Function, JavaScript, OOP, this (javascript)
- Updated: November 1, 2026

Source: https://www.ask-codey.com/cheat-sheets/javascript-this-arrow-functions-and-this-cheat-sheet