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Brandi Apetsi
Brandi Apetsi
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Posted by Brandi Apetsi
Brandi Apetsi
4,810 Points

Why didn't we use "this"?

Can you explain why we didn't use the this keyword for the pezCount variable in the constructor? @01:22 https://teamtreehouse.com/library/filling-the-dispenser

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

It's not necessary because there's no conflict with a parameter name. In the case of "characterName" it was needed to distinguish the class variable from the parameter.