What is an example of "this" assignment in C#?

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Published on 2008-09-16T06:37:37Z Indexed on 2010/05/18 1:50 UTC
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Does anybody have useful example of "this" assignment inside a C# method? I have been asked for it once during job interview, and I am still interested in answer myself.

Thank you!

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