C++

Reference

<memory>

shared_ptr

public member function
<memory>

std::shared_ptr::operator*

element_type& operator*() const noexcept;
Dereference object
Returns a reference to the object pointed by the stored pointer.

It is equivalent to: *get().

If shared_ptr's template parameter is void, it is platform- and compiler-dependent whether this member function is defined, and which is its return type in that case.

Parameters

none

Return value

A reference to the object pointed.
element_type is a member type, defined as an alias of shared_ptr's template parameter.

Example

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// shared_ptr::operator* #include <iostream> #include <memory> int main () { std::shared_ptr<int> foo (new int); std::shared_ptr<int> bar (new int (100)); *foo = *bar * 2; std::cout << "foo: " << *foo << '\n'; std::cout << "bar: " << *bar << '\n'; return 0; }

Output:
foo: 200 bar: 100


See also

shared_ptr::get
Get pointer (public member function)
shared_ptr::operator->
Dereference object member (public member function)