Use of "this" keyword in java [duplicate]

Question

I was studying method overriding in Java when ai came across the this keyword. After searching much about this on the Internet and other sources, I concluded that thethis keyword is used when the name of an instance variables is same to the constructor function parameters. Am I right or wrong?

Answer 1

this is an alias or a name for the current instance inside the instance. It is useful for disambiguating instance variables from locals (including parameters), but it can be used by itself to simply refer to member variables and methods, invoke other constructor overloads, or simply to refer to the instance. Some examples of applicable uses (not exhaustive):

class Foo
{
     private int bar; 

     public Foo() {
          this(42); // invoke parameterized constructor
     }

     public Foo(int bar) {
         this.bar = bar; // disambiguate 
     }

     public void frob() {
          this.baz(); // used "just because"
     }

     private void baz() {
          System.out.println("whatever");
     }

}

Answer 2

this keyword can be used for (It cannot be used with static methods):

1. To get reference of an object through which that method is called within it(instance method).
2. To avoid field shadowed by a method or constructor parameter.
3. To invoke constructor of same class.
4. In case of method overridden, this is used to invoke method of current class.
5. To make reference to an inner class. e.g ClassName.this
6. To create an object of inner class e.g enclosingObjectReference.new EnclosedClass