Operator -> (Pointer To Member Access)

Returns a reference to a member from a pointer to an object

Syntax
	KeyPgDeclareDeclare KeyPgOperatorOperator -> ( KeyPgByrefByRef lhs KeyPgAsAs T KeyPgPtrPtr ) KeyPgByrefByRef KeyPgAsAs U

Usage
	result = lhs -> rhs

Parameters
	lhs
		The address of an object.
	T
		A user-defined type.
	rhs
		The name of a member to access.
	U
		The type that rhs refers to.

Return Value
	Returns a reference to the member specified by rhs.

Description
	Operator -> (Pointer to member access) returns a reference to a member 
	of an object through a pointer to that object. It has the effect of 
	dereferencing a pointer to an object, then using 
	KeyPgOpMemberAccessOperator . (Member Access). For example, "p->member" is equivalent to "x
	.member", if x is an object of user-defined type and p is a pointer to 
	an object of the same type. "p->member" is equivalent to "(*p).member".

	This operator can be overloaded for user-defined types.

Example

	Type rect
	   x As Integer
	   y As Integer
	End Type

	Dim r As rect
	Dim rp As rect Pointer = @r

	rp->x = 4
	rp->y = 2

	Print "x = " & rp->x & ", y = " & rp->y
	Sleep

Dialect Differences
	* Not available in the CompilerOptlang-lang qb dialect.

Differences from QB
	* New to FreeBASIC

See also
	* KeyPgOpMemberAccessOperator . (Member Access)
	* KeyPgOpAtOperator @ (Address Of)
	* KeyPgOpValueOfOperator * (Value Of)

