That's one instance where I use it; and also (of course) if you have to pass "this" as an argument (e.g., to Delegate.create). In a few cases in ActionScript 2.0 it's needed to disambiguate top-level and MovieClip functions that have the same name. (Thankfully, they fixed this in AS3.0.) Other than that, I think it tends to clutter things up.
But that's just my take. ― Mike Keesey > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of slangeberg > Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:47 AM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Freelancer Class > > I don't know if it's a remnant. > > You may be doing property initialization and need to nail down scope: > > class Student { > > private var name:String > > function Student( name:String ) { > this.name = name; > } > } > > -Scott > > On 11/7/06, Steven Sacks | BLITZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I know I don't have to. > > > But I think the code is more clear that way. > > > > Classes will not compile if you try to access variables that are not > > declared in the class. So by accessing a variable, it is inherently > > referring to "this" because it absolutely must be, thus that particular > > use of "this" is redundant and a remnant of the days of AS1 classes > > (prototype) and maintaining scope within them. > > > > That's not to say "this" doesn't have its place, but since its place is > > more refined now, I find it's more important to reserve its use for > > those times so it stands out that much more. However, everyone has > > their own style and if using "this" gives you warm fuzzies, then who am > > I or anyone to take that away from you? :) > > _______________________________________________ > > [email protected] > > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > http://www.figleaf.com > > http://training.figleaf.com > > > > > > -- > > : : ) Scott > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
