stop(getSelf()) vs stop(this.getSelf())

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I have been studying Akka Actors. I know the meaning of stop(ActorRef) which kills the running actor. But what is the difference between getSelf() and this.getSelf() while killing an actor? Thank You in advance!.

`getSelf` is kind of a like a syntactic sugar for `this.getSelf`. Who wants to write `this.` for every instance method they call, anyway? — Sweeper, Feb 25 '18 at 14:50

Ousmane D. · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-25T19:00:08.233

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There's no difference between them, it's just that some people believe it enhances readability.

Readability is an important thing in programming but in this specific case, I personally believe they are just as readable with or without the this prefix.

edited Feb 25 '18 at 19:00

answered Feb 25 '18 at 14:57

Ousmane D.

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