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henrybuckets11

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« on: February 24, 2023, 01:11:39 am »
When I am watching tutorials on youtube or looking at other people's code, I see the command
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and then something after, maybe a variable or something else. Could someone please explain to me what it does or what it means.
« Last Edit: February 24, 2023, 01:48:17 am by henrybuckets11 »

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« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2023, 07:13:06 am »
That's some basic C++ knowledge, which you should find an answer to with a simple web search for "c++ this".

See for example: https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/this

It's a pointer to the current class
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