Should I use the same name for a member variable and a function parameter in C++?

Question

I am wondering if it is a good practice to use the same name for both a member variable and a function parameter in C++.

I come from a Java backgro

Answer 1

Do it this way:

class Player
{
    public:
    void setState(PlayerState *state)
    {
        this->m_state = state;
    }

    private:
       PlayerState *m_state;
}

You'll thank me some time later on. Haha.. (:

The "m_" ("Member") prefix distinguish members from functions and other stuff. Very useful with stuff like intellisense (or any other IDE auto-suggestion).

Also, mark m_state as const if you do not intend to change it later. Just in case.