static member funcction

[Aneel]

I have confusion about 'this' pointer for static member function.
Does the compiler pass 'this' pointer to the static member function.

I have made a class as follows:

class check {
private:
int x;
public:
check():x(0){}
check(int a):x(a){}
~check() {}
void callstatic() {this->print();} // here I am using 'this'
pointer for static member function
// and it is
working..WHY? Since no this pointer is given to static member function
static void print() {cout<<"STATIC";}
};

 

[Ian Collins]

I have confusion about 'this' pointer for static member function.
Does the compiler pass 'this' pointer to the static member function.

No. Static member functions are not associated with an instance of a class.

I have made a class as follows:

class check {
private:
int x;
public:
check():x(0){}
check(int a):x(a){}
~check() {}
void callstatic() {this->print();} // here I am using 'this'
pointer for static member function

This isn't a static member function.

// and it is
working..WHY? Since no this pointer is given to static member function
static void print() {cout<<"STATIC";}

But this is.