Why this.applesPrice doesn't work here?

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Price of apples

Java Syntax, Level 4, Lesson 1

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I've figured out the answer by hints here, but want to know why 'this' doesn't work?

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Okanlawon Oluwatobi Damilare

Level 9 , Banjul, Gambia

15 March 2019, 16:27

Apple.applePrice

Niranjan Soni

Level 15 , Bangalore, India

22 September 2018, 20:47

In simple terms ClassName.variableName is used to access static variables. While this.variableName is used in case to access non-static variables.

Sameen

Level 5 , Pakistan

25 August 2018, 11:37

As you can see that the addPrice method is static. Which means that the method isn't associated to any particular object. Whereas, 'this.variableName' is non-static variable. Thus, as also specified in the lesson, we can't access non-static variables through static methods. because the method does not know to which object of the class are we referring when we say 'this'. Hope it helps.