How can the documentation for Java's File.getAbsoluteFile() refer to "this" without context?
<p>In the Java 1.6 documentation, the keyword "this" is employed without a context in the description of File.getAbsoluteFile().  See the "equivalent to" sentence.  Fortunately, the getAbsolutePath() token is a link to documentation on a method of object File, so it is possible to infer what is meant by "this".  My question: Is following the link necessary to understand the context or is this an example of employing the "this" keyword in a way with which I am not familiar?</p>

<p><strong>getAbsoluteFile</strong></p>

<p>public File getAbsoluteFile()
Returns the absolute form of this abstract pathname. 
Equivalent to new File(this.getAbsolutePath()).</p>

<p>Returns:
The absolute abstract pathname denoting the same file 
or directory as this abstract pathname</p>

<p>Throws:
SecurityException - If a required system property value 
cannot be accessed.</p>

<p>Since: 1.2</p>
