C++ Operator Error "Too many Parameters"

Asked Nov 06 '16 at 19:09

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I have the following in a .hpp file

ostream& operator<<(ostream&, const Report&);

And this is my implementation in the .cpp file

ostream& operator<<(ostream &, const Report &)
{
    // Implementation
}

What's wrong with my syntax? It highlights operator and says "too many paramaters for this operator function"

Thanks!

asked Nov 06 '16 at 19:09

MikeSmith123

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Is it possible that you have `operator<<` defined inside a class definition? – Rakete1111 Nov 06 '16 at 19:10
Yes, operator<< is inside a class, should it not be? – MikeSmith123 Nov 06 '16 at 19:11
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Not if you want to define both argument types – krzaq Nov 06 '16 at 19:12
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(Nearly) everything you want to know about fundamental operator overloading in C++ [can be found **here**](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4421706/operator-overloading). – WhozCraig Nov 06 '16 at 19:13
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Mark it as friend. So: friend operator<<(...); in the header. – Alex Zywicki Nov 06 '16 at 19:15
Friending it worked, thanks, if yall could upvote this so I don't have to make another account again, thanks yall – MikeSmith123 Nov 06 '16 at 19:27

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