TheFlyingDutchman wrote: > In C++ and Java I don't believe "this" is ever referred to as an > implicit function parameter.
Oh yes, it is. All methods use it as a base address into instances. Implicitly though. > It is a (sometimes necessary) way to reference the object inside > one if it's methods. Also, I always like to use it explicitly. There's nothing worse than to read others' source and not know if it's a global they access or not. > If it is in fact a real parameter in the underlying compiled-code > implementation, that knowledge hurts more than it helps. To which language are you referring here, Python or C++? No matter what, I still don't really understand why it hurted. Regards, Björn -- BOFH excuse #296: The hardware bus needs a new token. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
