this pointer problem

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  1. Frank Reich

    Frank Reich New Member

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    hello.
    i am having a problem with the this-pointer in the code below. for the
    command: "MyFunctB(this)"; i am getting the following error:
    error C2664: 'cTest::MyFunctB' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'cTest *const ' to 'cTest'

    whats the problem?
    thanks.
    V.K.

    Code:
    class cTest
    {
    public:
            cTest()
            {
                    for (int i=0;i<3;i++)
                            dat[i] = rand()%43;
            }
            void MyFunctA ()
            {
                    MyFunctB(this);
            }
            void MyFunctB (cTest a)
            {
            }
    private:
       int dat[3];
    
    };
    
    int main()
    {
            int i=0;
    
            srand(time(0));
            cTest A;
    
            A.MyFunctA();
    
            _getch();
        return 0; 
    }
     
  2. DaWei

    DaWei New Member

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    Code:
            void MyFunctA ()
            {
                    MyFunctB(this);      [COLOR=Red]'this' is a pointer to a cTest[/COLOR]
            }
            void MyFunctB (cTest a)  [COLOR=Red]'a' is an actual cTest object[/COLOR]
            {
            }
    
    Types have to match or be convertible. Why would you pass the 'this' pointer? It's automatically passed implicitly. Now you just have two copies.
     

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