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reply "Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com> writes:
Why does an assignation to 'this' doesn't work?

class A {
    int a;
    void assign(A tmp) { this=tmp; }   //This line
}
void main() {
    A a1= new A(),a2=new A();
    a1.a=4;
    a2.a=5;
    a1.assign(a2);
    printf('%d %d'\n,a1.a,a2.a);
}

Instead of "5 5", it outputs "4 5". I know you might find this weird, but
I'd like to know the reasoning behind it.

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Carlos Santander


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Jul 07 2003
parent reply Patrick Down <pat codemoon.com> writes:
"Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com> wrote in news:bed76p$1lsp$1
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 Why does an assignation to 'this' doesn't work?
 
 class A {
     int a;
     void assign(A tmp) { this=tmp; }   //This line
 }
 void main() {
     A a1= new A(),a2=new A();
     a1.a=4;
     a2.a=5;
     a1.assign(a2);
     printf('%d %d'\n,a1.a,a2.a);
 }
 
 Instead of "5 5", it outputs "4 5". I know you might find this weird, 




 I'd like to know the reasoning behind it.



Try this.

     void assign(inout A tmp) { this=tmp; }   //This line


 
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parent reply "Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com> writes:
"Patrick Down" <pat codemoon.com> escribiσ en el mensaje
news:Xns93B1D6772AD29patcodemooncom 63.105.9.61...
| "Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com> wrote in news:bed76p$1lsp$1
|  digitaldaemon.com:
|
| > Why does an assignation to 'this' doesn't work?
| >
|
| Try this.
|
|      void assign(inout A tmp) { this=tmp; }   //This line
|

Same result.

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parent reply Patrick Down <pat codemoon.com> writes:
"Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com> wrote in news:bedbq5$1qb1$1
 digitaldaemon.com:


 "Patrick Down" <pat codemoon.com> escribiσ en el mensaje
 news:Xns93B1D6772AD29patcodemooncom 63.105.9.61...
| "Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com> wrote in news:bed76p$1lsp$1
|  digitaldaemon.com:
|
| > Why does an assignation to 'this' doesn't work?
| >
|
| Try this.
|
|      void assign(inout A tmp) { this=tmp; }   //This line



Actually that was stupid of me.  The issue is that you are not
changing the object that a1 is pointing to.  "this" is like
a local parameter to a functionchangeing it only chages it
for the scope of the functions.
Jul 07 2003
parent "DeadCow" <deadcow-remove-this free.fr> writes:
"Patrick Down" <pat codemoon.com> a ιcrit dans le message news:
Xns93B1E340F1A6Cpatcodemooncom 63.105.9.61...


 Actually that was stupid of me.  The issue is that you are not
 changing the object that a1 is pointing to.  "this" is like
 a local parameter to a functionchangeing it only chages it
 for the scope of the functions.



"this" must be kind of "read only" and produce error on assignement, like
".size" property of object.

-- Nicolas Repiquet
Jul 14 2003