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:

Code:

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(*this)[index]

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Is that weird C++?

Nah, but I think you know the alternative.

this->operator[](index);

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Originally Posted by whiteflags

Nah, but I think you know the alternative.

this->operator[](index);

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I kind of thought I could do that but I wasn't sure. Thank you for demonstrating the syntax!

Edit: I forgot that the Like button was gone!!!

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

What is wrong with this:

operator[](index)

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

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.

I think the weird thing here is that "this" is a pointer. But as you know, there's history there.

Well, you can

Code:

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MyClass& self = *this;
self[123] = 345;

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