Chapter 21. Operator Overloading

After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Implement binary operators for your own types.

  • Implement unary operators for your own types.

  • Write increment and decrement operators for your own types.

  • Understand the need to implement some operators as pairs.

  • Implement implicit conversion operators for your own types.

  • Implement explicit conversion operators for your own types.

You have made a great deal of use of the standard operator symbols (such as + and –) to perform standard operations (such as addition and subtraction) on types (such as int and double). Many of the built-in types come with their own predefined behaviors for each operator. You can also define how operators should behave for your own structures ...

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