When should I use “this” in a class?

Question

I know that this refers to a current object. But I do not know when I really need to use it. For example, will be there any difference if I use x i

Answer 1

With respect to William Brendel's posts and dbconfessions question, regarding case 2. Here is an example:

public class Window {

  private Window parent;

  public Window (Window parent) {
    this.parent = parent;
  }

  public void addSubWindow() {
    Window child = new Window(this);
    list.add(child);
  }

  public void printInfo() {
    if (parent == null) {
      System.out.println("root");
    } else {
      System.out.println("child");
    }
  }

}

I've seen this used, when building parent-child relation's with objects. However, please note that it is simplified for the sake of brevity.