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C++ Member (dot & arrow) Operators

The . (dot) operator and the -> (arrow) operator are used to reference individual members of classes, structures, and unions.

The dot operator is applied to the actual object. The arrow operator is used with a pointer to an object. For example, consider the following structure −

struct Employee {
   char first_name[16];
   int  age;
}  emp;

To assign the value "zara" to the first_name member of object emp, you would write something as follows −

strcpy(emp.first_name, "zara");

#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
using namespace std;

struct Employee {
    char first_name[20];
};

int main() {
    Employee emp;

    // Using dot operator to assign a value
    strcpy(emp.first_name, "zara");

    cout << "First Name: " << emp.first_name << endl;

    return 0;
}

When executed, this program outputs:

First Name: zara

If p_emp is a pointer to an object of type Employee, then to assign the value "zara" to the first_name member of object emp, you would write something as follows −

strcpy(p_emp->first_name, "zara");

The -> is called the arrow operator. It is formed by using the minus sign followed by a greater than sign.

#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
using namespace std;

struct Employee {
    char first_name[20];
};

int main() {
    Employee emp;
    Employee* p_emp = &emp;

    // Using arrow operator to assign a value
    strcpy(p_emp->first_name, "zara");

    cout << "First Name: " << p_emp->first_name << endl;

    return 0;
}

When executed, this program outputs:

First Name: zara

Simply saying: To access members of a structure, use the dot operator. To access members of a structure through a pointer, use the arrow operator.

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