/*   **********   WHAT LANGUAGE IS THIS?!   *********   */


#using <mscorlib.dll>
#include <iostream.h>

__gc public class bigobject
{
public:
  int x;
  bigobject(int a) // constructor
  { x = a; }

  // destructor not needed
};


/* Not Legal:
void changeobject(bigobject A)
{ A.x += 2; }
*/

/* Legal: */
void changeobject(bigobject *A)
{ A->x += 2; }


int main()
{
  // bigobject A(2);  //  not legal
  bigobject *A = new bigobject(2); // legal
  changeobject(A);

  cout << "A->x is now " << A->x << endl;

  // So it likes pointers.  Let's try pointer arithmetics:
  // A++;  // oops! not allowed!

  //delete(A);  // memory deallocation not needed
  
  return 0;
}