Special Variables
| current object | current object's parent object | null reference | Current Context of Execution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smalltalk | self | super | nil | thisContext |
| ABAP Objects | me | super | initial | |
| C++ (STL) | *this | NULL, nullptr | ||
| C# | this | base | null | |
| Java | super | |||
| D | ||||
| JavaScript | null, undefined |
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| Objective-C | self | super | nil | |
| Python | self | super(current_class_name, self) super (3.x only) |
None | |
| Visual Basic .NET | Me | MyBase | Nothing | |
| Eiffel | Current | Precursor «{superclass}» «(args)» | Void | |
| PHP | $this | parent | NULL | |
| Perl | $self | $self->SUPER | undef | |
| Perl 6 | self | SUPER | Nil | |
| Ruby | self | super«(args)» | nil | binding |
| Windows PowerShell | $this | $NULL | ||
| OCaml | self | super | ||
| F# | this | base | null |
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