What does `this` keyword indicates?

[ttodua]

1) i see in some indis

this

keyword:

  public string XYZ
        {
            get { return [COLOR="Red"]this[/COLOR].ABC;  }
        }
        ......
        private string ABC = ....;

is it needed at all? what are pros and cons of using that, cant we just use ?


2) I also see `base` keyword in different methods.. like:

            if (State == State.SetDefaults)
            {
                [COLOR="Red"]base[/COLOR].Calculate = Calculate.OnBarClose;
                [COLOR="red"]base[/COLOR].IsOverlay = (true);
                .......
            }

or

(base.Close[3] > base.High[3])

what happens with or without using that? can you tell me example of cases?

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hello. Thank you for the post.

The 'this' keyword means that you are self-referencing the instance of the object you are working with. Everything in C# is an object and objects have the ability to have multiple instances of themselves (as long as that object is not static).

Please read this page for more information on the 'this' keyword:

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/891f80/this-keyword-in-C-Sharp/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instan...mputer_science)

The 'base' keyword is like the 'this' keyword, only it is referencing the parent class that the object inherits.

Please see these pages on inheritance and the base keyword:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/classes-and-structs/inheritance

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/keywords/base

Please let us know if you have any questions.

[ttodua]

Chris,
In general I knew that what you are saying.
I just want to understand, what they do in the indicators, what is the difference, i asked that.

to see example scenarios, when they matter at all..
in real-life examples, i dont udnersatnd how or whenever in Ninjatrader `this` or `base` might be needed?

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hello,

Thank you for the reply.

You must use these keywords to be explicit in whatever data you need to get. Using this is an unambiguous way to say "get the variable that belongs to this instance of this object specifically". Here is a publicly available post on the times you would use 'this':

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2411270/when-should-i-use-this-in-a-class

Using 'base' is used to access methods and properties that the child class does not have. The reason it is used in your example is to access the properties of the Indicator class i.e. the parent class of your indicator.

Please let us know if we may be of any further assistance.