Comp 220 i lab 6 overloaded operators lab report and source code
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This document describes a lab assignment focused on operator overloading in C++, aiming to teach students how to implement basic mathematical operations for complex numbers within a class. It explains that while C++ has predefined operators for native data types, it allows programmers to redefine these for user-defined data types. The concept of operator overloading enables customized operations based on the data types of operands during compilation.
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Comp 220 i lab 6 overloaded operators lab report and source code
- 1. TO Buy the Tutorial Visit Our Website Assignment: Lab 6 Overloaded Operators Description: This lab is to introduce students to the concept of operator overloading as member functions of a class. This will be done in the context of creating a class that will perform four basic mathematical operations on complex numbers. The C++ compiler has defined operators for all the arithmetic and assignment operations for its native data types, such as integer, float, double, and so forth. However, for user-defined data types, such as classes and structures, these operations are undefined. C++ allows the programmer to create new definitions for these operators so that they can operate specifically on these user-defined data types. Which set of operators is actually called and implemented is decided during the compilation, and it is based on the data types of the operands involved in the operation. The ability to define a new set of data-type, dependent operations on existing operators, or functions, is called operator overloading.