// intro to pointers to objects
// Mikhail Nesterenko
// 11/4/99

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

class myclass{
public:
   int getval() { return data; }
   void setval(int v){ data=v; }
   void add1() { data++; }
private:
   int data;
};


int main(){
   myclass ob, *obp;

   obp=&ob;

   ob.setval(1);   // calling a member function
   (*obp).setval(2); // calling a member function
		  // using a pointer
		  // parentheses are there
		  // because object accessor (.)
		  // has higher prefernce than
		  // dereference (*)

   obp->setval(2); // more accepted way of accessing
		   // a member function
		   // or variable

   cout << "The value stored is: " << obp->getval() << endl;

   for(; obp->getval() < 5; obp->add1())
	cout << "New value is: " << obp->getval() << endl;
}