c++pointersstl

Convert "this" pointer to string

In a system where registered objects must have unique names, I want to use/include the object's this pointer in the name. I want the simplest way to create ??? where:

std::string name = ???(this);

Solution

  • You could use string representation of the address:

    #include <sstream> //for std::stringstream 
#include <string>  //for std::string

const void * address = static_cast<const void*>(this);
std::stringstream ss;
ss << address;  
std::string name = ss.str();