this means "that very instance" use this particular instance of object
For ex SomeClas{ String placeText; void SomeClas(String placeText){ // In constructor // if you want to add the value in parameter of the constructor to the String member of class then :- this.placeText = placeText; } } On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 4:03 PM, tyliong <tyli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am a newbie developer and have done iphone coding. I just don't > understand how some code works as it is not explained in my book. > > Toast.makeText(this, "Please enter a valid > number",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show() > > what is "this" in the brackets > makeText("this",...) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en