Gold mine of Visual C++ tricks!
How to Watch this Pointer – The Wizards Way!
How to watch the this pointer? Just add ‘this’ to watch window. Everyone does like that. Isn’t it? But how Visual C++ wizards watch ‘this’ pointer? 
The secret is, visual C++ compiler passes this pointer via ECX register. So add (ClassName*)(@ECX) to watch window will give you this pointer. Have a look at the screenshot.
Interesting, the internals of Visual C++. Isn’t it?
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Another way open the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\Packages\Debugger\autoexp.dat file and put those string inside.
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What about adding ‘this’ into watch window?
It works as well
Hi Glaz,
Thanks for the comment. The intention of this article is about – how ‘this’ pointer is passed underneath.
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