# auto-bind [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/auto-bind)
> Automatically bind methods to their class instance
It also correctly binds inherited properties.
## Install
```
$ npm install auto-bind
```
## Usage
```js
const autoBind = require('auto-bind');
class Unicorn {
constructor(name) {
this.name = name;
autoBind(this);
}
message() {
return `${this.name} is awesome!`;
}
}
const unicorn = new Unicorn('Rainbow');
// Grab the method off the class instance
const message = unicorn.message;
// Still bound to the class instance
message();
//=> 'Rainbow is awesome!'
// Without `autoBind(this)`, the above would have resulted in
message();
//=> Error: Cannot read property 'name' of undefined
```
## API
### autoBind(self, options?)
Bind methods in `self` to their class instance.
Returns the `self` object.
#### self
Type: `object`
Object with methods to bind.
#### options
Type: `object`
##### include
Type: `Array<string | RegExp>`
Bind only the given methods.
##### exclude
Type: `Array<string | RegExp>`
Bind methods except for the given methods.
### React
Same as `autoBind`, but excludes the default [React component methods](https://reactjs.org/docs/react-component.html).
```js
const autoBindReact = require('auto-bind/react');
class Foo extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
autoBindReact(this);
}
// …
}
```
## Related
- [bind-methods](https://github.com/sindresorhus/bind-methods) - Bind all methods in an object to itself or a specified context
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