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This pointer is automatically passed as an implicit argument to member functions and points to the object whose member function is called. It can be used to access data members and the address of the class object. A static member function does not have a this pointer since it is part of the class but not an object.

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This

This pointer is automatically passed as an implicit argument to member functions and points to the object whose member function is called. It can be used to access data members and the address of the class object. A static member function does not have a this pointer since it is part of the class but not an object.

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this pointer

C++ provides a unique pointer called


this pointer. The pointer called this points
to the objects itself. Whenever a member
function is called, this pointer is
automatically passed to the called member
function as an implicit, in-built argument.
Characteristics of this pointer :-

 this pointer is an implicit parameter of a


member function. It points to the object on
which the function is invoked.
 this pointer is a pointer to the class type.
Therefore it can be used to access the
data members of the object.
 It can also be used to access the address
of the class object for which the member
function is called.
 In a const member function, this pointer is
a pointer to const.

 A static member is part of its class but not


part of an object. Therefore a static
member function does not have
a this pointer.

 Overloaded operators that are member


functions have an implicit this parameter
bound to the first operand.

 this pointer is not modifiable.

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