From: Garrett Mitchener <wgm2@duke.edu>
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  Date: 01 Apr 1999 19:34:59 -0500

Re: this

Michael Abernethy <mna@duke.edu> writes:



>  "this" can be rather helpful when you're dealing with lots of classes 
> and windows.  It can help you keep track of what you're doing to what.
>  Technically, I think "this" is a pointer to the current class, and this 
> can be helpful when you're trying to pass the current class to another class.
> For example:
> 
>  myOtherClass.doSomething(this);
> 
>  will pass your current class to myOtherClass.
> 

You're right in concept but the term "current class" is sort of
confusing.  What I'm sure you mean is that when you invoke a method on
an object

myWhatsit.doStuff()

the method doStuff has to have access to myWhatsit, sort of the
"current instance of class such-and-such."

	-- Garrett :-)