design the operator[ ]( ) function in such a way that the [ ] can be used on both the left and right sides of an assignment statement. : overload bracket operator « Operator Overloading « C++ Tutorial

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
   
class MyClass {
  int a[3];
public:
  MyClass(int i, int j, int k) {
    a[0] = i;
    a[1] = j;
    a[2] = k;
  }
  int &operator[](int i) { return a[i]; }
};
   
int main()
{
  MyClass ob(1, 2, 3);
   
  cout << ob[1]; // displays 2
  cout << " ";
   
  ob[1] = 25;    // [] on left of =
   
  cout << ob[1]; // now displays 25
   
  return 0;
}