Use of "this" keyword in C++

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moteutsch · Jul 21, 2011 · Viewed 194.9k times · Source

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In C++, is the keyword this usually omitted? For example:

Person::Person(int age) {
    _age = age;
}

As opposed to:

Person::Person(int age) {
    this->_age = age;
}

Answer

Yes, it is not required and is usually omitted. It might be required for accessing variables after they have been overridden in the scope though:

Person::Person() {
    int age;
    this->age = 1;
}

Also, this:

Person::Person(int _age) {
    age = _age;
}

It is pretty bad style; if you need an initializer with the same name use this notation:

Person::Person(int age) : age(age) {}