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Q1. Does compiler treats it differently if we don't prefix this to the member element and its implicit as its the only variable available with that name ?

Ans. It makes no difference whether we add this to the variable or not. The only use of this is in the cases where there are multiple variables with the same name and we want to distinguish between the member variable and local variable. In case this is not added ,this is automatically added by the compiler in the byte code.

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Q2. Can we use "this" within static method ? Why ?

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Ans. No. Even though "this" would mean a reference to current object id the method gets called using object reference but "this" would mean an ambiguity if the same static method gets called using Class name.

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Q3. Why can't we use this in static context ?

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Ans. Static methods can be called using instance references wherein this would have made sense but static method can also be called using Class name wherein this would mean nothing and hence forbidden.

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Q4. In majority of the situations it won't make much sense whether you append this with the instance method call.Can you tell a situation wherein this keyword would make sense in a instance method ?

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Ans. Within instance method of the parent class that has other multiple methods that have been overridden by the derived classes.

In such case a simple method call from the common method will always be made to the method definition in the parent class. But If we use this.methodCall , this will be polymorphic and will be made to the respective derived object overriding method.

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Q5. Which of the following is not the use of this keyword ?

a. Passing itself to another method
b. To call the static method
c. Referring to the instance variable when local variable has the same name
d. Calling another constructor in constructor chaining

Ans. To call the static method

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Q6. What will be the output of following code ?

public class BuggyBread {

   private int x;

   private BuggyBread(int x){
      x = x;
   };

   public static void main(String[] args){
      BuggyBread buggybread = new BuggyBread(5);
      System.out.println(buggybread.x);
   }
}

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a. compilation error

b. undefined

c. 0

d. 5

Ans.c. 0

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