# this

The `this` keyword provides a way for the object instance that is currently executing code to refer to itself.

## this in Unity

In Unity, most custom code that we write is to create script components. Therefore, in Unity, `this` usually refers to the script component that is executing the current code. Common uses include accessing a different component, or identifying the associated gameObject.

```java
Vector3 pos = this.transform; //example of accessing a component

Destroy( this.gameObject);  //example of identifying associated gameObject
```

[MSDN Reference](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/keywords/this)

> The this keyword refers to the current instance of the class ...

The MSDN reference provides several usage examples


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