Jasmine Cookbook

Using the "this" keyword

In Jasmine, we can also initialize and share the variables between beforeEach, it, and afterEach using the this keyword. In this recipe, we will see how the this keyword can be used within the beforeEach or afterEach functions.

Getting ready

You will learn this recipe with the help of the previous recipe. For more information, refer to the previous recipe, Applying setup and teardown functions to the Jasmine test. In this recipe, we refactor three scenarios for a sales and inventory control system by initializing/putting together common code in the beforeEach and afterEach functions.

How to do it…

To apply the this keyword to your Jasmine test, you need to perform the following steps:

1. First, you need to create a spec file ( ...