retruningtemp

// Listing 10.11 - Returning the dereferenced this pointer
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class Counter
{
  public:
    Counter();
    ~Counter(){}
    Counter(int Val):itsVal(Val) {;}
    Counter(const Counter & rhs) {itsVal=rhs.itsVal; cout<<"copy const "<<endl;}
    int GetItsVal()const { return itsVal; }
    void SetItsVal(int x) {itsVal = x; }
    void Increment() { ++itsVal; }
   Counter & operator++ ();

  private:
    int itsVal;
};
Counter::Counter():itsVal(0){}
Counter & Counter::operator++()
{
   ++itsVal;cout <<".. oper+ ... " <<endl;
   return *this;
}
int main()
{
 Counter i(55);
 Counter & j = ++i; //  Counter  j = ++i;
 j.SetItsVal(100);
   
 cout << "The value of i is " <<i.GetItsVal() << endl;
 cout << "The value of j is " <<j.GetItsVal() << endl;
   return 0;
}