Is there an advantage in declaring "this" on every reference to itself in a script in C#?

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I'm looking at code from another programmer and style differences aside, they do something I don't.

On every single reference to the class' own variables and methods, they precede it with this. (ie. this.Init() x Init() )

On my side, I've mostly used this to pass a reference to the instance to other classes, or, on occasion, when I needed to differentiate from base.

Is there any particular advantage in explicitly referring to this every time?

It's helpful if you're getting paid by the number of characters you type. Otherwise, no. — STLDev, Apr 17 '18 at 14:30
It might be nice for Intellisense to pick up faster on class-internals -but I despise it ;) — Patrick Artner, Apr 17 '18 at 14:32
if requirements change forcing you to refactor a method and make it run in several threads at the same time, `this.ClassObject` let's you spot those land mines that can be overseen easily but cause problems at runtime where you can spend a lot of time searching for the reason... — Mong Zhu, Apr 17 '18 at 14:42
StyleCop's default configuration requires `this` be specified on all internal member references. It's super annoying, but some people insist on following StyleCop religiously, without really thinking things through. — Bradley Uffner, Apr 17 '18 at 14:50

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 17 '18 at 14:31

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No functional difference. Perhaps the project coding style guidelines require it, in which case you should use it.

answered Apr 17 '18 at 14:31

Tom Gullen

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Is there an advantage in declaring "this" on every reference to itself in a script in C#?

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