Cheerio: Arrow functions bug for .each() method

[trevorfrese]

Hi there,

It looks like there is some bug in processing arrow functions inside of a .each() iteration for a cheerio object.
E.g.
This will not work:
elements.each((i, element) => { console.log($(this).text()); });

Whereas, this works:
elements.each( function (i, element) { console.log($(this).text()); });

Anyone have any feedback on this? If this is a known issue I apologize, I'm relatively new to the cheerio community :)

[jugglinmike]

Hi there! The behavior you have reported is not directly related to Cheerio. Instead, it concerns the JavaScript language itself. Unlike "traditional" functions such as those defined with the function keyword, so-called "arrow functions" have a this value which is lexically-scoped. You can learn more about arrow functions at this page on the Mozilla Developer Network.

[trevorfrese]

@jugglinmike is there a way to access the this value that Cheerio is using in the "traditional" function, while still using the "arrow function"?

[gforceg]

@trevorfrese

Would element be a reference to this?

e.g.,

elements.each((i, element) => { console.log($(element).text()); });

[trevorfrese]

@gforceg that works!