Handle to Parent Class

Is there an easy way to get a handle to a parent class?

class Class1{
int m_y;
int m_x;
Class2 c2;

}

class Class2{
//I'd like to talk back to class 1 and set some variables, or call some functions
}

I tried creating a whole class pointer, but that went down in flames.

You could always make the members public, but it's better to encapsulate them.

Anyway, read this, since you have a long OOP way to go ;)

http://newdata.box.sk/bx/c/

good luck, and if you need concrete examples, you have to wait a day or 2 since I haven't have my VS installed yet.

thanks for the link, I've read that and quite a few others. Just got out of a week long MFC course. I'm certified in desktop + distributed VB, I just dont get this dammmmmed pointer between class business.

check your other thread, you just have to make a pointer to the other class :)

oh and LTNS jop, haven't seen you around here for ages :D

Yeah keda really good to see you again my friend, glad to be back in bussiness :)

Thread? I didnt start any threads? Can you show me using the Class1, Class2 illustration how you would do that?

Thx

Code:

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class Class1;

class Class2{
  // I'd like to talk back to class 1 and set
  // some variables, or call some functions
  Class1 &parent;
public:
  Class2(Class1 &p) : parent(p) {};
};

class Class1{
  int m_y;
  int m_x;
  Class2 c2;
public:
  Class1() : c2(*this) {};
};

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