title: var self = this?
body: <p>Using instance methods as callbacks for event handlers changes the scope of <code>this</code> from <em>"My instance"</em> to <em>"Whatever just called the callback"</em>. So my code looks like this</p>
  
  <pre><code>function MyObject() {
    this.doSomething = function() {
      ...
    }
  
    var self = this
    $('#foobar').bind('click', function(){
      self.doSomethng()
      // this.doSomething() would not work here
    })
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It works, but is that the best way to do it? It looks strange to me.</p>