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The 'This' Reference Variable - Learn Object-Oriented Programming in C#

This document provides an introduction to the 'this' reference variable in object-oriented programming in C#. It explains that the 'this' variable refers to the current instance of a class and can be used to access members of the current object. It demonstrates using 'this' to differentiate between class fields and method parameters that have the same name, avoiding potential errors or confusion. The document states that in the next lesson, fields will be declared efficiently and manipulated using methods.

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The 'This' Reference Variable - Learn Object-Oriented Programming in C#

This document provides an introduction to the 'this' reference variable in object-oriented programming in C#. It explains that the 'this' variable refers to the current instance of a class and can be used to access members of the current object. It demonstrates using 'this' to differentiate between class fields and method parameters that have the same name, avoiding potential errors or confusion. The document states that in the next lesson, fields will be declared efficiently and manipulated using methods.

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Introduction to Object-
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Classes and Objects

Introduction to Objects and Classes


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Declaration and Implementation

Accessing the Class Members

Access Modifiers

Fields

Methods

Static and Non-Static Methods

The 'this' Reference Variable


The 'this' Reference Variable
In this lesson, you will learn about the 'this' reference variable.

We'll cover the following

• The this Reference Variable


• Accessing a Field

The this Reference Variable


The this reference variable exists for every class. It refers to the current instance of
a class. The this.memberName specifies that we are accessing the memberName of the
current object.

Accessing a Field
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We can use the this when we have a method argument which has the same name as
a field. It’s always a good convention for the beginners to use the this keyword in
their class implementation when initializing or accessing the fields. This will help us
avoid any confusion or errors.

Let’s see it in action:

1 class VendingMachine {
2
3 private int moneyCollected = 70;
4
5 // A simple print function
6 public void PrintMoney(int moneyCollected){
7 Console.WriteLine("Money Collected using this variable: " + this.moneyCollected);
8 Console.WriteLine("Money Collected without using this variable: " + moneyCollected);
9 }
10
11 }
12
13 class Demo {
14
15 public static void Main(string[] args) {
16 //passing the parameters
17 var vendingMachine = new VendingMachine(); // Object created with parameterized const
18 vendingMachine.PrintMoney(-10);
19 }
20
21 }

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In the above code, we have used the this keyword on line 7. The purpose of using
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this here is to differentiate between the arguments being passed to the method and

the fields of the class. For example, this.moneyCollected means we are referring to
the field of the class while simply using moneyCollected means that we are referring
to the argument being passed to the method.

At this point, we know all about the fields and methods of a class. In the next lesson,
we will discover an efficient way of declaring fields and how to manipulate these
fields using specific methods.

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