C++ examples for Class:Operator Overload
Increment counter variable with ++ operator, uses unnamed temporary object
#include <iostream> using namespace std; class Counter// w w w.ja va2s .c o m { private: unsigned int count; //count public: Counter() : count(0) //constructor no args { } Counter(int c) : count(c) //constructor, one arg { } int get_count() //return count { return count; } Counter operator ++ () //increment count { ++count; //increment count, then return return Counter(count); // an unnamed temporary object } // initialized to this count }; int main() { Counter c1, c2; //c1=0, c2=0 cout << "\nc1=" << c1.get_count(); //display cout << "\nc2=" << c2.get_count(); ++c1; //c1=1 c2 = ++c1; //c1=2, c2=2 cout << "\nc1=" << c1.get_count(); //display again cout << "\nc2=" << c2.get_count() << endl; return 0; }