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Variable name precedence

Object member variables can be referred to from within the object as either: classname::varname or varname. However, if there is a local variable also named varname, this will take precedence over the object member and you'll have to be explicit about referring to classname::varname.
class myparm{ 
public: 
   myparm::myparm(int,int); 
private: 
   int input1; int input2;  
}; 
myparm::myparm(int input1){ 
   myparm::input1=input1; // this is fine 
   input1=input1; // problem here; this will not assign the local input1 to the class member 
   input2=input1; // this is fine; the local input1 is assigned to the class member input2



Chris Paciorek 2012-01-21