CS202
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What is..Operator Overloading
nOperator
Overloading:
äAllows us to define the
behavior of operators when applied
to objects of a class
äExamine what operators
make sense for a “new data type”
we are creating (think about data abstraction from last lecture) and implement those that make sense as operators:
äinput_data is replaced by >>
ädisplay is replaced by <<
äassign or copy is
replaced by =