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// Fig. 7.13: fig07_13.cpp  
// Using the this pointer to refer to object members.
#include <iostream>

using std::cout;
using std::endl;

class Test {

public:
   Test( int = 0 );    // default constructor
   void print() const;

private:
   int x;

}; // end class Test

// constructor
Test::Test( int value ) 
   : x( value )  // initialize x to value
{ 
   // empty body 
   
} // end constructor Test

// print x using implicit and explicit this pointers;
// parentheses around *this required
void Test::print() const   
{
   // implicitly use this pointer to access member x
   cout << "        x = " << x;

   // explicitly use this pointer to access member x
   cout << "\n  this->x = " << this->x;

   // explicitly use dereferenced this pointer and 
   // the dot operator to access member x
   cout << "\n(*this).x = " << ( *this ).x << endl;

} // end function print

int main()
{
   Test testObject( 12 );

   testObject.print();

   return 0;

} // end main

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