c-resources/CPlusPlus20ForProgrammers-m.../examples/ch09/fig09_29/fig09_29.cpp

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// fig09_29.cpp
// Using the this pointer to refer to object members.
#include <fmt/format.h>
#include <iostream>
class Test {
public:
explicit Test(int value);
void print() const;
private:
int m_x{0};
};
// constructor
Test::Test(int value) : m_x{value} {} // initialize x to value
// print x using implicit then explicit this pointers;
// the parentheses around *this are required due to precedence
void Test::print() const {
// implicitly use the this pointer to access the member x
std::cout << fmt::format(" m_x = {}\n", m_x);
// explicitly use the this pointer and the arrow operator
// to access the member x
std::cout << fmt::format(" this->m_x = {}\n", this->m_x);
// explicitly use the dereferenced this pointer and
// the dot operator to access the member x
std::cout << fmt::format("(*this).m_x = {}\n", (*this).m_x);
}
int main() {
const Test testObject{12}; // instantiate and initialize testObject
testObject.print();
}
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