pointer_date.cpp File Reference

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

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Classes
struct	Date

Functions
int	main ()

Function Documentation

main()

int main

(

void

)

Definition at line 12 of file pointer_date.cpp.

{
    Date today = { 26, 2, 2015 };
 
    cout << setfill('0');
 
    // access structure member using the dot operator
    cout << setw(2) << today.day << '/'
         << setw(2) << today.month << '/'
         << setw(4) << today.year << endl;
 
    Date * dPtr = &today;       // dPtr now points to today
 
    // access structure member using the dereference operator and dot operator
    cout << setw(2) << (*dPtr).day << '/'
         << setw(2) << (*dPtr).month << '/'
         << setw(4) << (*dPtr).year << endl;
 
    // access structure member using the member of pointer shorthand
    cout << setw(2) << dPtr->day << '/'
         << setw(2) << dPtr->month << '/'
         << setw(4) << dPtr->year << endl;
 
 
    return 0;
}

References Date::day, Date::month, and Date::year.