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anathema
anathema

Reputation: 977

'this' parameter is being passed implicitly when a non-static/instance method is called - java

I read a statement that the keyword 'this' is being passed implicitly when a instance method calls another instance method of the same/another class.

Does it mean it look like:

class A {
    void method1() {
        this.method2(this);
        // where 'this' is implicitly passed and the actual
        // code looks like **this.method2();**
    }

    void method2() {
    }
}

Are there any document that supports this statement? or a discussion in regards to this topic?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 839

Answers (1)

user207421
user207421

Reputation: 310980

When you call a non-static method on an object:

object.method();

it is implicitly converted to

method(object);

and the value of object becomes this inside the method.

Upvotes: 3

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