• faissaloo (8/8) Apr 06 2019 I have the following function
• Adam D. Ruppe (5/7) Apr 06 2019 This means it is not a Component*.
• faissaloo (1/1) Apr 06 2019 Thanks alot everyone for your replies, this makes sense now.
• rikki cattermole (7/8) Apr 06 2019 It is a reference. Which is a fancy way of saying pointer under the hood...

faissaloo <faissaloo gmail.com> writes:

I have the following function

	static Component* constructComponent(int value) {
		return (new ComponentChild(value));
	}

ComponentChild is a derived class of Component.
However, I get told that ComponentChild cannot be converted to 
Component*. I'm confused here, does new return a heap pointer or 
not? Are objects automatically assumed to be pointers?

Adam D. Ruppe <destructionator gmail.com> writes:

On Saturday, 6 April 2019 at 13:34:06 UTC, faissaloo wrote:
 ComponentChild is a derived class of Component.

This means it is not a Component*.

new X returns a pointer if X is a struct, but for classes, it is 
not.

 Are objects automatically assumed to be pointers?

Yeah, for classes.

faissaloo <faissaloo gmail.com> writes:

Thanks alot everyone for your replies, this makes sense now.

rikki cattermole <rikki cattermole.co.nz> writes:

On 07/04/2019 2:34 AM, faissaloo wrote:
 Are objects automatically assumed to be pointers?

It is a reference. Which is a fancy way of saying pointer under the hood.

Just don't do pointer arithmetic with it ;)

Object* means a pointer to a class object reference. Which isn't what 
you were intending.
int* means a pointer to a 4-byte signed integer.

Does that make sense?