-> Operator
Visual Studio .NET 2003
The -> operator combines pointer dereferencing and member access.
expr1 -> expr2
Where:
- expr1
- A pointer expression.
- expr2
- An expression.
Remarks
An expression of the form
x->y
(where x is a pointer of type T* and y is a member of T) is equivalent to
(*x).y
The -> operator can be used only in unmanaged code.
The -> operator cannot be overloaded.
Example
// cs_operator_dereferencing.cs
// compile with: /unsafe
using System;
struct Point
{
public int x, y;
}
class Test
{
public unsafe static void Main()
{
Point pt = new Point();
Point* pp = &pt;
pp->x = 123;
pp->y = 456;
Console.WriteLine ( "{0} {1}", pt.x, pt.y );
}
}
Output
123 456
