getName method clarification

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In the getName method, don't we need to specify it as public String getName() { return this.name; // rather than just 'return name'? }

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Level 5

28 April 2020, 03:42

the use of "this" is good practice but not essential in this case

Level 11 , Radomsko, Poland

27 October 2018, 21:37

public String getName() { String name = "Azor"; return name; }

Level 10 , Kigali, Rwanda

3 September 2018, 15:56

solution

Thanks, learnt that the compiler will decide on whether to work on instance variable of object 1 or 2 by implicitly adding "this" keyword.

Level 6 , Wardha, India

28 November 2018, 09:50

this differentiates the instance variable from local variable

Level 41

3 September 2018, 11:10

solution

Try to read about "this" in java.