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this in method parameter

ashok ks
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what is the meaning of 'this' in the following hai(this) here hai is the methood name.
Adam Altmann
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I believe it's just passing whatever object called the method, into that method as it's argument. So, if the Hai method looks like:
public void Hai (Object ob){
//Do some nifty stuff to ob
}
Then when you call Hai(this) from <whateverObject>, then (a copy of the referece to) <whateverObject> is passed in to Hai (which is then used as "ob" inside the method.) Again, I believe this is correct, but I'm not 100%.


SCJP 1.4
Mark Vedder
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Joined: Dec 17, 2003
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Originally posted by Adam Altmann:
Again, I believe this is correct, but I'm not 100%.

You are correct
 
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