When would you use the $this keyword in PHP?

Question

When would you use the $this keyword in PHP? From what I understand $this refers to the object created without knowing the objects name.

Al

Answer 1

A class may contain its own constants, variables (called "properties"), and functions (called "methods").

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Some examples of the $this pseudo-variable:

foo();

// Note: the next line will issue a warning if E_STRICT is enabled.
A::foo();
$b = new B();
$b->bar();

// Note: the next line will issue a warning if E_STRICT is enabled.
B::bar();
?>

The above example will output:

• $this is defined (A)
• $this is not defined.
• $this is defined (B)
• $this is not defined.