Answers for "c++ this pointer"

pointer c++

int myvar = 6;
int pointer = &myvar; // adress of myvar
int value = *pointer; // the value the pointer points to: 6

c++ pointers

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;
// isualize this on http://pythontutor.com/cpp.html#mode=edit
int main()
{
   double* account_pointer = new double;
   *account_pointer = 1000;
   cout << "Allocated one new variable containing " << *account_pointer
      << endl;
   cout << endl;

   int n = 10;
   double* account_array = new double[n];
   for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
   {
      account_array[i] = 1000 * i;
   }   
   cout << "Allocated an array of size " << n << endl;
   for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
   {
      cout << i << ": " << account_array[i] << endl;
   }
   cout << endl;

   // Doubling the array capacity 
   double* bigger_array = new double[2 * n];
   for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
   {
      bigger_array[i] = account_array[i];
   }
   delete[] account_array; // Deleting smaller array
   account_array = bigger_array;
   n = 2 * n;

   cout << "Now there is room for an additional element:" << endl;
   account_array[10] = 10000;
   cout << 10 << ": " << account_array[10] << endl;    
   
   delete account_pointer;
   delete[] account_array; // Deleting larger array
   
   return 0;
}

pointer in c++

// Variable is used to store value
int a = 5;
cout << a; //output is 5

// Pointer is used to store address of variable
int a = 5;
int *ab;
ab = &a; //& is used get address of the variable
cout << ab; // Output is address of variable

pointers c++

baz = *foo;

this in c++

#include <iostream>
class Entity
{
public:
	int x, y;
	Entity(int x, int y)
	{
		Entity*const e = this;// is a ptr to the the new instance of class 
		//inside non const method this == Entity*const
		//e->x = 5;
		//e->y =6;
		this->x = x;
		this->y = x;
	}
	int GetX()const
	{
		const Entity* e = this;//inside const function this is = const Entity*
	}
};

int main()

{
	Entity e1(1,2);
}

pointers c++

// pointer to functions
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int addition (int a, int b)
{ return (a+b); }

int subtraction (int a, int b)
{ return (a-b); }

int operation (int x, int y, int (*functocall)(int,int))
{
  int g;
  g = (*functocall)(x,y);
  return (g);
}

int main ()
{
  int m,n;
  int (*minus)(int,int) = subtraction;

  m = operation (7, 5, addition);
  n = operation (20, m, minus);
  cout <<n;
  return 0;
}