Visual C++ Tips » VC++ Debugging Tips http://weseetips.com Gold mine of Visual C++ tricks! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:09:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= How to Watch this Pointer – The Wizards Way! http://weseetips.com/2009/07/30/how-to-watch-this-pointer-the-wizards-way/ http://weseetips.com/2009/07/30/how-to-watch-this-pointer-the-wizards-way/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:39:15 +0000 Jijo Raj http://weseetips.com/?p=1171
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? ;)

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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.

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Interesting, the internals of Visual C++. Isn’t it?


Targeted Audiance – Intermediate.

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