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Subject: Re: Using this
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 20:26:09 -0500
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On 11/20/2015 3:21 AM, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
> What is the ‘best’ way to use this? I normally only use it when
> necessary. (A function has a parameter with the same name.) But at the
> company I am working there are people who say you should use it
> always. This resulted at on line of code with four times a this. Made
> the line a lot longer and I find it very ugly. Is there a rational for
> constantly using this?

I think there are 3 practices:
A) only use it when needed
B) also use it whenever the surrounding code use it
C) always use it

It is my impression that:

usage(A) > usage(B) > usage(C)

I am somewhat inclined to B myself.

public class X {
    private int a;
    private int b;
    public X(int a) {
       this.a = a;
       this.b = FOOBAR; // this is not needed here but because it is 
used at the line above then I think it looks more readable this way
    }
    ...
}

Arne