java reference "this" from anonymous method

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My class (let's call it MyClass) has m_listener member that is used for notification purposes. There's no problem to use it from within an anonymous method:

private void myMethod(SomeObj myObj)
{
    ...
    myObj.setOnTouchListener(new OnTouchListener() {
        @Override
        public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
            m_listener.myOnClick(this);
            return false;
        }
    });
    ...
}

In the code this refers to the anonymous OnTouchListener instance. What should I write instead of this to refer to MyClass instance (just like m_listener refers to MyClass.m_listener, not to the OnTouchListener.m_listener)?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 06 '12 at 15:22

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Use MyClass.this to refer to the outer MyClass instance.

answered Nov 06 '12 at 15:22

Paul Bellora

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It saddens me that I get more rep from trivial answers like this than more interesting ones like [this](http://stackoverflow.com/a/13214630/697449). – Paul Bellora Nov 06 '12 at 15:39

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 06 '12 at 15:22

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To refer to MyClass instance use MyClass.this

answered Nov 06 '12 at 15:22

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java reference "this" from anonymous method

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