Re: passing this object
 
On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:50:01 -0800 (PST), maverik
<maverik.mail@gmail.com> wrote:
On Nov 27, 12:25 pm, "Jung, William" <aopiyy...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I would like to pass "this" object to a constructor of socket class -
Sock which extends CSocketComm.
Once the socket class processed the data, the socket class use the
reference of CVirtualScreen (this object) - screen.setMessage function
to pass back the message to CVirtualScreen.
Is the following a correct syntax of implementing it?
should I involve reference / pointer in this case?
Please advice the incorrect area of the following code.
===================
class CVirtualScreen
{
public:
        CVirtualScreen();
        ~CVirtualScreen();
        Sock          *sock;}
===================
CVirtualScreen::CVirtualScreen()
{
        // QUESTION ///////////////////////////
        // IS IT CORRECT WAY OF PASSING
        // THIS OBJECT TO SOCKET CLASS??
        // SHOULD I USE & REFERENCE??
        // SHOULD I USE POINTER??
        sock = new Sock(this);
It's ok, but be careful
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/ctors.html#faq-10.7
}
// function must take std::string as parameter
CVirtualScreen::setMessage( std::string message )
{
        //setMessage to queue}
===================
class Sock : public CSocketComm
{
public:
Sock(CVirtualScreen screen);
Sock(CVirtualScreen * screen);
~Sock();
// QUESTION ///////////////////////////
// DO I DECLARE REFERENCE TO CVirtuaqlScreen LIKE THIS WAY??
CVirtuaqlScreen screen;
CVirtuaqlScreen *screen;
virtual void OnDataReceived(const LPBYTE lpBuffer, DWORD dwCount);
bool StartServer();
};
===================
Sock::Sock(CVirtualScreen screen)
{
        // QUESTION ///////////////////////////
        // CAN I SET REFERENCE TO CVirtualScreen LIKE THIS??
        // SHOULD I USE POINTER??
        screenObject = screen
        StartServer();}
Sock::~Sock()
{
        StopComm();}
void Sock::OnDataReceived(const LPBYTE lpBuffer, DWORD dwCount)
{
        // do some stuff and output the std::string object
        std::string message = ... etc
        // QUESTION ///////////////////////////
        // ONCE SOCKET PROCESSED THE MESSAGE AND EXTRACT THE DATA
        // SOCKET WILL PASS THE MESSAGE BACK TO CVirtualScreen TO
        // INSERT MESSAGE INTO A MESSAGE QUEUE
        // IS THE FOLLOWING COORECT SYNTAX TO PASS MESSAGE BACK TO
        // CVirtualScreen CLASS??
        screen.setMessage ( message );
}
Look 9.3.2 (14882:2003) for more info about this pointer.
HTH
I following your pointer syntax but I am still getting error
http://www.oniva.com/upload/1356/e.jpg
any idea what's wrong here?
the line of 
    void Create1(CVirtualScreen *Vscreen);
AND
    CVirtualScreen *Vscreen;
is having problem
===============
Sock::Sock() 
{
    StartServer();
}
void Sock::Create1(CVirtualScreen *screen) 
{
    Vscreen = screen;
}
Sock::~Sock() 
{
    StopComm();
}
===============
class Sock : public CSocketComm
{
public:
    Sock();
    ~Sock();
    void Create1(CVirtualScreen *Vscreen);
    CVirtualScreen *Vscreen;
};