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Adam Berkowitz
Adam Berkowitz
2,673 Points
Posted by Adam Berkowitz
Adam Berkowitz
2,673 Points

Confused by self (not in the psychological/philosophical sense)

I've been working through the tutorials and I'm still really confused by how "self" gets used. I feel like it should be obvious, but I also feel like I'm missing something. As best I can figure out it's used to refer to an instance or a class you want to call a method on. Am I on the right track?

3 Answers

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

self refers the instance of the class thats receiving the message or method call.

Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points
Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points

Hi Adam,

Stone's definition is precise and absolutely right but you also might want to have a look at Self Keyword

Adam Berkowitz
Adam Berkowitz
2,673 Points
Adam Berkowitz
Adam Berkowitz
2,673 Points

Thank you both very much. I've been away from my computer for a few days. I'll check out the Self Keyword link soon.