Re: Help for multiple class involved definition

From:
Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:57:35 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID:
<d2324cac-0f2c-4ea7-892a-3f695d30ecf1@v17g2000vbo.googlegroups.com>
On Dec 23, 12:49 am, fl <rxjw...@gmail.com> wrote:

On 22 d=E9c, 19:26, fl <rxjw...@gmail.com> wrote:

I am new to C++. I do not understand why the following definition of
"request_in_port" is a pointer:
.............................
  typedef tlm::tlm_generic_payload *gp_ptr; // gene=

ric payload

. . . . .

    sc_core::sc_port<sc_core::sc_fifo_in_if <gp_ptr> >
request_in_port;
............................
because I find that "request_in_port->read()" is used in this way:

............................
  tlm::tlm_generic_payload *transaction_ptr; // transaction po=

inter

. . . . . .
    transaction_ptr = request_in_port->read(); // get request =

from

input fifo
............................

I know that "gp_ptr" is a pointer,


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I am puzzled on why "request_in_port" is a pointer. Could you help me?


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I just find that there is a redefinenition of -> for:
"
    sc_core::sc_port
"
See below please. So, the '->" in my original post does not mean
"request_in_port" is a pointer?


not necessarily, though it ought to have "pointer like" semantics
(that is is it should act like a pointer)

"->" has been redefined as a method indicator? Is it so used? Am I
right now? Thanks.


well, the -> operator has been redefined for this class. It's better
to think of all classes having a default operator->() (IMO)

//
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=

--=AD-

// CLASS : sc_port_b
//
// Abstract base class for class sc_port.
//
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=

--=AD-

// allow to call methods provided by the first interface

template <class IF>
inline
IF*
sc_port_b<IF>::operator -> ()
{
    if( m_interface == 0 ) {
        report_error( SC_ID_GET_IF_, "port is not bound" );
    }
    return m_interface;}


this is probably what C++ calls a "smart pointer". Your C++ reference
should be able to answer basic questions about templates and smart
pointers

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