Re: passing this object
 
On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:19:52 -0500, David Wilkinson
<no-reply@effisols.com> wrote:
Jung, William 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);
}
// function must take std::string as parameter
CVirtualScreen::setMessage( std::string message ) 
{
    //setMessage to queue
}
===================
class Sock : public CSocketComm
{
public:
Sock(CVirtualScreen screen);
~Sock();
// QUESTION ///////////////////////////
// DO I DECLARE REFERENCE TO CVirtuaqlScreen LIKE THIS WAY??
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 );
}
William:
A question like this can most easily be answered by trying to compile your code. 
 Your code will generate a number of errors.
You should use a pointer member variable CVirtualScreen* in your Sock class, and 
pass your "this" object to it as a CVirtualScreen*.
I would advise you to get a much better grasp of C++ before you try to use it 
for socket programming.
I used a  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;
};
  
  
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