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28,766 Pointsequals(other)
in the following code used in the video:
if (equals(other)) { return 0;
shouldn't it read:
if (something.equals(other)) { return 0;
??
2 Answers
Seth Kroger
56,413 PointsThere's an implicit 'this.' so: if (equals(other)) { return 0;
means: if (this.equals(other)) { return 0;
Because you call compareTo() from a Treet like this: aTreet.compareTo(otherTreet) 'aTreet' is 'this' inside the method.
prakashregmi
3,474 PointsI was confused in this part. Thanks Seth for elaborating the code.
Tony Brackins
28,766 PointsTony Brackins
28,766 Pointsmakes sense. thx!
Patrick Koch
40,498 PointsPatrick Koch
40,498 Pointsthx, cleaned things up!
Oziel Perez
61,321 PointsOziel Perez
61,321 PointsJust out of curiosity, can you literally write in "this.equals(other)" for clarification purposes? or is there another keyword? (or not?)