Operator -> (Pointer to member access)
Returns a reference to a member from a pointer to an object
Syntax:
- Note that Operator -> (Pointer to member access) returns a reference. As of 02.27.07, FreeBASIC syntax does not support returning references. When it does, this syntax will need to be changed.
Usage:
result = lhs -> rhs
Parameters:
lhs
The address of an object.
T
A pointer to a user-defined type.
rhs
The name of a member to access.
U
The type that rhs refers to.
Return Value:
Returns a reference to the member specified by rhs.
Description:
Operator -> (Pointer to member access) returns a reference to a member of an object through a pointer to that object. It has the effect of dereferencing a pointer to an object, then using
Operator . (Member access). For example,
"p->member" is equivalent to
"x.member", if
x is an object of user-defined type and
p is a pointer to an object of the same type.
This operator can be overloaded for user-defined types.
Examples:
Type rect
x As Integer
y As Integer
End Type
Dim r As rect
Dim rp As rect Pointer = @r
rp->x = 4
rp->y = 2
Print "x = " & rp->x & ", y = " & rp->y
Sleep
Dialect Differences:
Differences from QB:
See also:
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