Thread: Is it weird C++ to dereference 'this' and call an operator on it?

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    Is it weird C++ to dereference 'this' and call an operator on it?

    Let's say that I've got a class that wraps a raw array. I've implemented the operator[] method which is great. In implementing the at() method, I decided that I'd just use:
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    (*this)[index]
    .

    Is that weird C++?

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    Nah, but I think you know the alternative.

    this->operator[](index);

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    Quote Originally Posted by whiteflags View Post
    Nah, but I think you know the alternative.

    this->operator[](index);
    I kind of thought I could do that but I wasn't sure. Thank you for demonstrating the syntax!

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    It isn't weird at all. In fact, it's the only way it should be done(in my opinion)...
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    What is wrong with this:

    operator[](index)

    This is just a style preference, but I prefer not to write this everywhere in C++.

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    Not wrong. It's a matter of style. But again, the reason we have operators is so that we can use more natural style and (*this)[idx] is more natural.
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    I think the weird thing here is that "this" is a pointer. But as you know, there's history there.
    It is too clear and so it is hard to see.
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    Well, you can

    Code:
    MyClass& self = *this;
    self[123] = 345;
    Code:
    //try
    //{
    	if (a) do { f( b); } while(1);
    	else   do { f(!b); } while(1);
    //}

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