Accessing to data members of a class issues!

Code:

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class ObPass {
private:
  char name[40]; 
  int n;
  char ch;
public:
  void disp(ObPass objectpass){
      cout << "Enter Name: " << endl; 
      cin >> name;
      cout << "Enter Integer: " << endl; 
      cin >> n;
      cout<<"Enter Character: "<<endl;
      cin >> ch; 
      cout << objectpass.name << objectpass.n  << objectpass.ch << endl;
  }
};
int main() {
  ObPass object;
  object.disp(object);
  return 0;
}

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In cin statements, I am not putting in like objectpass.name, objectpass.n, objectpass.ch
So there is noting displaying.
If I put in properly in cin like objectpass.name, objectpass.n, objectpass.ch then it display correctly.

Now if I don't put in like objectpass.name, objectpass.n, objectpass.ch in cin rather just name, n, ch and same don't put in objectpass.name, objectpass.n, objectpass.ch in cout too. Then, display is correct.

My question is if I don't put in like objectpass.name, objectpass.n, objectpass.ch in cin, rather only put in name, n, ch, will the data store some other place?
In short, cin >>objectpass.name and cin>>name are two different variables?
How?

So why don't you just do this?
cout << name << n << ch << endl;

objectpass is a waste of space.
It is a COPY of the object in main, so it isn't updated when you read into the actual member variables.
And if you did modify say objectpass.name, that change is lost when the function returns.

Try it like this.

Code:

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class ObPass {
private:
  char name[40]; 
  int n;
  char ch;
public:
  void disp(){
      cout << "Enter Name: " << endl; 
      cin >> name;
      cout << "Enter Integer: " << endl; 
      cin >> n;
      cout<<"Enter Character: "<<endl;
      cin >> ch; 
      cout << name << n  << ch << endl;
  }
};
int main() {
  ObPass object;
  object.disp();
  return 0;
}

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@Salem's point is spot on, but I thought I'd focus on:

Quote:

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In short, cin >>objectpass.name and cin>>name are two different variables?

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Yes.

objectpass is the parameter passed into the function, and it has it's OWN name, n and ch. The function is a member function, it is running on it's OWN instance of name, n, ch, and so the two are different instances (two separate instantiations of the same class).

Even this:

Code:

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ObPass a;

a.disp( a ); // as odd as this is

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Would STILL be two instances inside disp, because the function passes by value - which means a is copied to call disp, and thus a second, separate instance.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Niccolo

@Salem's point is spot on, but I thought I'd focus on:



Yes.

objectpass is the parameter passed into the function, and it has it's OWN name, n and ch. The function is a member function, it is running on it's OWN instance of name, n, ch, and so the two are different instances (two separate instantiations of the same class).

Even this:

Code:

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ObPass a;

a.disp( a ); // as odd as this is

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Would STILL be two instances inside disp, because the function passes by value - which means a is copied to call disp, and thus a second, separate instance.

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You're best teacher. I could get the point
Thanks you both replied