Re: writing MyClass::Operator unsigned long()
Thanks guys for all the responses.
One more point I would like to know is that how come the function name
have a space in between. How compiler handles this. OR is this a
special case and I can't have a function with a space in between.
Thanks in advance.
CC
Howard wrote:
"Victor Bazarov" <v.Abazarov@comAcast.net> wrote in message
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Howard wrote:
"Victor Bazarov" wrote:
struct s {
operator unsigned long() { return 42UL; }
};
int main() {
unsigned long ul = s();
}
[...correct analysis...]
Is my analysis (guess) as to its meaning correct? Does this syntax
have a name, so I could look it up in my book (The C++ Programming
Language; Stroustrup)?
Which one? :-)
In the statement
unsigned long ul = s();
the 's()' part is called "explicit type conversion (functional notation)",
and there is nothing between the parentheses (*). This expression yields
a *value-initialised* rvalue (a temporary) of type 's'.
That's the info was looking for.
(*) The parentheses can contain a comma-delimited expression list, or
a single expression. The expression[s] become arguments to the
constructor of the 's' type, if there is a constructor that accepts
it/them (determined by overload resolution).
Thanks, guys!
-Howard
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