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How to stop someone to taking address of your object in C++?

Method 1:- Overloaded '&' operator and keep it private 

#include <iostream> 

using namespace std; 

 

class Base 

{ 

    int x; 

public: 

    Base(){} 

 

private: 

    Base* operator &() 

    { 

        return this; 

    } 

}; 

 

int main() 

{ 

    Base b; 

    Base *bp = &b; 

    cout << &b << endl; 

    cout << bp << endl; 

    return 0; 

} 

 

O/P: error: 'Base* Base::operator&()' is private within this context 


Method 2:- delete '&' operator from your class, C++11


#include <iostream> 

using namespace std; 

 

class Base 

{ 

    int x; 

public: 

    Base(){} 

    Base* operator &() = delete; 

}; 

 

int main() 

{ 

    Base b; 

    Base *bp = &b; 

    cout << &b << endl; 

    cout << bp << endl; 

    return 0; 

} 


O/P: error: use of deleted function 'Base* Base::operator&()' 

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