• F. Müller (7/7) Jun 27 2004 Does D's keyword "this" exactly 'behave' the same as it does in C++ (fro...
• C. Sauls (6/9) Jun 28 2004 They are different. "this()" is a constructor call, and "this" is a
• Regan Heath (5/14) Jun 28 2004 Doh! I should read em all before posting...
• Regan Heath (9/18) Jun 28 2004 Yes.

F. Müller <F._member pathlink.com> writes:

Does D's keyword "this" exactly 'behave' the same as it does in C++ (from a
programmer's and not internal perspective)? Does it always hold the address of a
class'es instance?
Rephrased: Is the statement "this()" different from statement "this"? Or is
"this" an implicit constructor call?

I'm Asking because some compiler output is confusing me.

F. Müller

"C. Sauls" <ibisbasenji yahoo.com> writes:

F. Müller wrote:
 Rephrased: Is the statement "this()" different from statement "this"? Or is
 "this" an implicit constructor call?

They are different.  "this()" is a constructor call, and "this" is a 
referance to the active instance (as in C++).

 I'm Asking because some compiler output is confusing me.

What is the output?  Maybe someone here will be able to explain it for you.

-Chris S.
-Invironz

Regan Heath <regan netwin.co.nz> writes:

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 03:30:48 -0500, C. Sauls <ibisbasenji yahoo.com> wrote:
 F. Müller wrote:
 Rephrased: Is the statement "this()" different from statement "this"? 
 Or is
 "this" an implicit constructor call?

 They are different.  "this()" is a constructor call, and "this" is a 
 referance to the active instance (as in C++).

 I'm Asking because some compiler output is confusing me.

 What is the output?  Maybe someone here will be able to explain it for 
 you.

Doh! I should read em all before posting...

Regan.

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Regan Heath <regan netwin.co.nz> writes:

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 06:24:54 +0000 (UTC), F. Müller 
<F._member pathlink.com> wrote:

 Does D's keyword "this" exactly 'behave' the same as it does in 
 C++ (from a
 programmer's and not internal perspective)? Does it always hold the 
 address of a
 class'es instance?

Yes.

 Rephrased: Is the statement "this()" different from statement "this"?

Yes, the former is a constructor call, the latter a reference to the class.

 Or is
 "this" an implicit constructor call?

No.

 I'm Asking because some compiler output is confusing me.

Post it here. :)

Regan

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