What is the purpose of the "this" keyword in Java? Provide an example.

public class Example {
    private int value;

    public void setValue(int value) {
        // Using "this" to refer to the instance variable
        this.value = value;
    }
}

 

The "this" keyword in Java is a reference variable referring to the current object. It is used to differentiate instance variables from local variables when they have the same name.