Talk:This (computer programming)

JavaScript

Could someone write about the usage of this in JavaScript? It's a tricky little creature... From the little I understand, it's sort of dynamic. this could mean different things depending on how the code was accessed/called.

(Some references I've found: http://www.switchonthecode.com/tutorials/javascript-tutorial-why-the-this-keyword-breaks http://jonaquino.blogspot.com/2008/04/programming-understanding-this-keyword.html http://www.quirksmode.org/js/this.html)

Thanks, ~Aranel Alasse~ (talk) 20:20, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

python

Someone want to write about self in python? Cowbert 06:47, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

PHP

In PHP, this and self exist but represent different things. Because of polymorphism, a this pointer can change; however, self retains reference to the current class so static self-referential calls may be made. See: [1][2] NiX0n 16:10, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

C++ -> Java?

Java wasn't derived from C++, they were both derived from C! User:billylikeswikis 1:53pm, 08/08/08 (GMT) Java is written in C++ therefore it was derived from C++.