The use of “this” in Java

Question

If I write the following class:

public class Example {

      int j;
      int k;

      public Example(int j, int k) {
           j = j;
           k = k;
          


        

Answer 1

To answer your follow-up question about this with method, the inner class mentioned by Srikanth is still a valid example of using this: (with method this time)

public class OuterClass
{
    void f() {System.out.println("Outer f()");};
    class InnerClass {
        void f() {
            System.out.println("Inner f()");
            OuterClass.this.f();
        }
    }
}

You have the same situation with anonymous class:

You can refer to the outer class’s methods by:

• MyOuterClass.this.yOuterInstanceMethod(),
• MyOuterClass.myOuterInstanceMethod(),
• or simply myOuterInstanceMethod() if there is no ambiguity.