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# Refer To A Module Within Itself
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Elixir comes with the `__MODULE__` reserve word for referencing a module
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within itself. This is handy for things like structs.
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```elixir
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defmodule SomeNamespace.MyModule do
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defstruct [:id]
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def do_thing(%__MODULE__{}=thing) do
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# ...
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end
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end
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```
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You can use an alias in order to ditch `__MODULE__` and perhaps make your
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code a bit more human readable.
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```elixir
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defmodule SomeNamespace.MyModule do
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alias __MODULE__, as: MyModule
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defstruct [:id]
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def do_thing(%MyModule{}=thing) do
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# ...
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end
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end
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```
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