From Java to C#: A Developer's Guide

22.2. Operator overloading proper

After seeing an example, you should have a good idea of what operator overloading is all about. Now, let's go into the specifics. The operator ^[2] method has to be defined like this:

^[2] operator is a C# keyword.

public static <return_value> operator <operator to overload>
(<operand1>, [<operand2>]);

The following lists some rules that need to be followed when overloading an operator.

1. You cannot overload just any C# operator, and you cannot define your own operator. Only the operators shown in Table 22.1 can be overloaded.

   Table 22.1. Operators that can be overloaded in C#

   Category	Operators
   Unary operators	+ – ! ~ ++ -- true false
   Binary operators	+ – * / % and | ^ << >>
   Comparison operators	== != < > <= >=

2. The +=, ...