What is the keyword for overloading an operator in C++? code example
Example 1: c++ overloaded == operator
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
class Car
{
private:
std::string m_make;
std::string m_model;
public:
Car(const std::string& make, const std::string& model)
: m_make{ make }, m_model{ model }
{
}
friend bool operator== (const Car &c1, const Car &c2);
friend bool operator!= (const Car &c1, const Car &c2);
};
bool operator== (const Car &c1, const Car &c2)
{
return (c1.m_make== c2.m_make &&
c1.m_model== c2.m_model);
}
bool operator!= (const Car &c1, const Car &c2)
{
return !(c1== c2);
}
int main()
{
Car corolla{ "Toyota", "Corolla" };
Car camry{ "Toyota", "Camry" };
if (corolla == camry)
std::cout << "a Corolla and Camry are the same.\n";
if (corolla != camry)
std::cout << "a Corolla and Camry are not the same.\n";
return 0;
}
Example 2: c++ overload < operator
struct Record
{
std::string name;
unsigned int floor;
double weight;
friend bool operator<(const Record& l, const Record& r)
{
return std::tie(l.name, l.floor, l.weight)
< std::tie(r.name, r.floor, r.weight);
}
};