In Java, why do people prepend fields with `this`?

Question

When referencing class variables, why do people prepend it with this? I\'m not talking about the case when this is used to disambiguate from method

Answer 1

Same reason why some people like to prepend private data members with "m_" or name interfaces "IFoo". They believe it increases readability and clarity. Whether or not you agree with conventions like these is a matter of taste.