standard alias for a class name inside the class code?

[dan via Digitalmars-d-learn]

Is there a standard alias for a class name inside class code?

Something like 'this' referring to a class instance, but 
referring instead to the class itself?

What i would like to do is have something like

class Clas {
    // alias Clas THIS; <- don't want this boilerplate
    static THIS make_instance( .... ) {
        auto x = new THIS( );
        ....
        return x;
    }
}

This would be great for copy/paste, changing class names, and in 
general communicating your intention.

I'm guessing the answer is no, and that there's some compelling 
reason why a compiled language wouldn't want to provide this 
feature.  (But the php interpreter, whatever else is good or bad 
about it, does let you write 'new self(...)' and does the right 
thing with it.)

TIA for any clues.

dan