Umm, function routing? For want of a better name...
Given, for instance
#include <iostream>
struct Operation{
template<typename T>
void operator%( T& t )
{
t += 10; // for eg.
std::cout << "Operation::operator%()" << std::endl;
}
};
struct A{
int a;
template<typename T>
void func( T& t ){
t % a;
}
};
struct B{
A a;
int b;
template<typename T>
void func( T& t )
{
t % a; // would like this to call a.func()
t % b;
}
};
int main()
{
Operation foo;
B b;
b.func( foo );
return 0;
}
Can I get
t % b;
in b.func() to call a.func()? I have played around with providing
overloaded %operator for A which calls func() but end up with
ambiguities I don't seem able to resolve. Also i'd prefer not to have
to provide an overload for each class I may wish to add. Are there
any techniques I can employ here to achieve my desired result?
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