What does 'return *this' mean in C++?

Question

I\'m converting a C++ program to C#, but this part has me confused. What does return *this mean?

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Answer 1

Using a pointer we can directly access the value stored in the variable which it points to. To do this, we simply have to precede the pointer's identifier with an asterisk (*), which acts as dereference operator and that can be literally translated to "value pointed by".