# Confused with Actionscript basic concepts

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**Created:** [October 20, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confused-with-actionscript-basic-concepts/315219 "2010-10-20T13:34:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confused-with-actionscript-basic-concepts/315219/1 "2010-10-20T13:34:50Z")

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Hi i am new to this forum as well as Actionscript.

I’ve got this book- OReiley Essentials Actionscript 3.0

and extracted from page 40 of the book:

package zoo {  
public class VirtualZoo {  
private var pet;  
public function VirtualZoo ( ) {  
this.pet = new VirtualPet(“Stan”);  
this.pet.getAge( );  
}  
}  
}

i would like to ask if ‘this’ in this.pet refers to which object VirtualZoo or VirtualPet?

Thanks!