Answers for "use of 'this' pointer in classe in c++"

pointers in c++

void simple_pointer_examples() {
    int   a;  // a can contain an integer
	int*  x;  // x can contain the memory address of an integer. 
 	char* y;  // y can contain the memory address of a char. 
 	Foo*  z;  // z can contain the memory address of a Foo object.  
 
    a = 10;
    x = &a;   // '&a' extracts address of a 
  
    std::cout <<  x << std::endl; // memory address of a => 0x7ffe9e25bffc
    std::cout << *x << std::endl; //          value of a => 10
}

what is this pointer in c++

Every object in C++ has access to its own address through an important pointer called this pointer.
 The this pointer is an implicit parameter to all member functions. 
Therefore, inside a member function,
 this may be used to refer to the invoking object.

Friend functions do not have a this pointer,
 because friends are not members of a class. 
Only member functions have a this pointer.