JSLint Error: Unexpected 'this'

Question

Having trouble understanding why JSLint is surprised by my use of this in the following code:

Answer 1

In a strict mode this reference is set to undefined.

So both your statements will cause reading properties of the undefined object, which will lead to an exception.

How do I correct my code?

Remove both those lines.

UPD: what I state above is how JSLint treats your code, not how I do that.