operator overloading: class*number vs number*class
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Hello,
I've defined a class (lets say vector) and I want to be able to overload the following binary operations
1) >> my_class*number
2) >> number*my_class
I have overloaded mtimes, and then case 1) works (I detect the type of the second operator and proceed accordingly), but case 2) does not. In fact the mtimes function of the class does not get called in case 2).
This may seem as logical, but in cannot figure out a work arround for 2).
How do I program behavior for case 2), that is number*my_class ?.
Thanks,
Javier
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Javier Ros
on 29 Aug 2018
Edited: Javier Ros
on 29 Aug 2018
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Steven Lord
on 29 Aug 2018
No, this is not a bug.
I assume you posted this answer before posting the one that you ultimately accepted, as in the accepted answer you successfully identified how to obtain the behavior you wanted. The comment I posted to that accepted answer points to the documentation page that explains why you see this behavior.
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