this Pointer in C++

this Pointer in C++ — a practical guide to C++ this pointer with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Useful for disambiguation and fluent interfaces returning *this.

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User& set_name(std::string name) {
    this->name_ = std::move(name);
    return *this;
}