ELI30 class instance attributes

[woven magnet]

Hi folks! Can anyone help me understand the difference between: this.direction vs direction when inside a class with eg public Vector3 destination? Is this how you access the specific instance's attribute, and no this references a value shared by the whole class?

[zinc sun]

If direction is declared as member variable then direction is same as this.direction with this. just omitted

[woven magnet]

ok that's what it seems like, but that's kinda...confusing

oh, like it has to have a the member attribute? or what?

[zinc sun]

No member variable is the variable declared inside of the class

[woven magnet]

oh, and how do you make class variables?

variables constant for the whole class, i mean

[zinc sun]

static or const depending on usage

[woven magnet]

gotcha

thanks!!

[woven magnet]

wait but i have noticed sometimes that referencing direction won't work but this.direction does?

[zinc sun]

When would be it?

[woven magnet]

idk anymore. i changed everything to this. , but i'm switching back lol

[zinc sun]

Why did you do that lol

[woven magnet]

bc it seemed like things weren't working when i had it the other way

idk!