Overloading the == operator to compare two char[] using a string comparison

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Can the == operator be overloaded so as to compare two char[] using a string comparison?

No it cannot. And see my comment on your other question. – Jun 06 '10 at 19:11 — , Jun 06 '10 at 19:11
No asking just out of curiosity. – ckv Jun 06 '10 at 19:19 — ckv, Jun 06 '10 at 19:19

James McNellis · Accepted Answer · 2010-06-06T19:17:47.563

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No; at least one parameter of an operator overload must be of class or enumeration type.

char[] and char* are array and pointer types, which are not class or enumeration types.

edited Jun 06 '10 at 19:17

answered Jun 06 '10 at 19:11

James McNellis

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...only be overloaded where at least one parameter is of class type, I would have said. – Jun 06 '10 at 19:13
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... and in addition enumeration types. – Johannes Schaub - litb Jun 06 '10 at 19:14
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@Neil: That would certainly be clearer and more correct. Fixed and thanks. @Johannes: That too. *sigh* well, this answer started off pretty poorly. :( – James McNellis Jun 06 '10 at 19:15

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