• They are more of a brief syntax for writing the function expression. It is also known as ‘fat arrow ‘(=>) the functions.
  • This keyword represented the object that called the function, which could be the window, the document, a button or whatever in a regular function.
  • It allows to bind the context of the components properly since in ES6 auto binding is not available by default.
  • While working with the higher-order functions, Arrow functions are most useful.
  • This keyword always represents the object that defined the arrow function in arrow function.

For example, in regular functions:

class Header {
  constructor() {
    this.color = "Blue";
  }

//Regular function:
  changeColor = function() {
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML += this;
  }
}

const myheader = new Header();

//The window object calls the function:
window.addEventListener("load", myheader.changeColor);

//A button object calls the function:
document.getElementById("btn").addEventListener("click", myheader.changeColor);

For example, in Arrow functions:

class Header {
  constructor() {
    this.color = "Blue";
  }

//Arrow function:
  changeColor = () => {
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML += this;
  }
}

const myheader = new Header();


//The window object calls the function:
window.addEventListener("load", myheader.changeColor);

//A button object calls the function:
document.getElementById("btn").addEventListener("click", myheader.changeColor);

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