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joe_bruin · 02-22-2004, 11:34 PM

the . operator is used to to access a member of a local struct or class instance. the -> operator is for accessing members of a pointer to a struct or class instance.

essentially, s->m is equal to (*s).m
and s.m is equal to (&s)->m

02-22-2004, 11:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
joe_bruin LOAD "*",8,1 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: la.ca.us Posts: 254	the . operator is used to to access a member of a local struct or class instance. the -> operator is for accessing members of a pointer to a struct or class instance. essentially, s->m is equal to (*s).m and s.m is equal to (&s)->m