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Asked: May 12, 20262026-05-12T00:19:37+00:00 2026-05-12T00:19:37+00:00

I’ve decided to use this.variableName when referring to string/int etc.. fields. Would that include

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I’ve decided to use this.variableName when referring to string/int etc.. fields.
Would that include ArrayList, ListBox etc too?
Like:

private ListBox usersListBox;
private void PopulateListBox()
{
  this.usersListBox.Items.Add(...);
}

…Or not?

And what about classes?

MyClass myClass;
private void PlayWithMyClass()
{
  this.myClass = new MyClass();
  this.myClass.Name = "Bob";
}

?
This looks kind of odd to me.
And I don’t know if I should use this.PublicProperty or only private fields.

I’m not 100% with the C# terminology, but hopefully what I said makes sense.

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    2026-05-12T00:19:37+00:00Added an answer on May 12, 2026 at 12:19 am

    I used to do that sort of thing, but now I find that IDEs are pretty smart about giving me a visual indication that I’m dealing with a member variable. I only use “this” when it’s necessary to distinguish the member variable from a parameter of the same name.

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