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Re: "this->" -> "." alias

From: Phil Bouchard <boost_at_[hidden]>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 13:25:52 -0400
Good point, I forgot about designated initializers.

On 10/6/21 12:34 PM, Giuseppe D'Angelo via Std-Proposals wrote:
> Il 06/10/21 18:03, Phil Bouchard via Std-Proposals ha scritto:
>> What I suggest is to add a prefix that could replace: "this->"
>>
>> void A::foo(int & var)
>>
>> {
>>
>> var = 1; // changes parameter
>>
>> .var = 2; // changes member variable
>>
>> }
>>
>
> This specific syntax is taken by designated initializers. In
>
> void A::foo()
> {
> B b{ .var = 42 };
> };
>
> are you initializing the `var` data member of B via aggregate init, or
> assigning 42 to this->var and then using some other form of init for B?
>
> That having been said, I'd hardly claim that this is a "major" problem
> deserving its own syntax; renaming the parameter or the member
> variables following proper code conventions sounds like a better idea
> anyways.
>
> My 2 c,
>
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