->* operator

Defeated Dingo answered on May 30, 2020 Popularity 6/10 Helpfulness 1/10

answer ->* operator

->* operator

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//we have a class
struct X
{
   void f() {}
   void g() {}
};

typedef void (X::*pointer)();
//ok, let's take a pointer and assign f to it.
pointer somePointer = &X::f;
//now I want to call somePointer. But for that, I need an object
X x;
//now I call the member function on x like this
(x.*somePointer)(); //will call x.f()
//now, suppose x is not an object but a pointer to object
X* px = new X;
//I want to call the memfun pointer on px. I use ->*
(px ->* somePointer)(); //will call px->f();

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