Suppose you have a complex number class, and you overload conversions
to double by only taking the real part. You also overload operator* to
do complex multiplication.
You then write:
complex a(...);
complex b(...);
complex c = a*b;
Then the compiler complains that it is ambiguous because it doesn't
know if you want complex*complex , or to do the case to double first,
and do double*double. I would think that it would be obvious that
complex*complex should be chosen. Other than explicit casts is there a
way to handle this?
2  1923 
jraul wrote:
Suppose you have a complex number class, and you overload conversions
to double by only taking the real part. You also overload operator*
to do complex multiplication.
You then write:
complex a(...);
complex b(...);
complex c = a*b;
Then the compiler complains that it is ambiguous because it doesn't
know if you want complex*complex , or to do the case to double first,
and do double*double. I would think that it would be obvious that
complex*complex should be chosen. Other than explicit casts is there
a way to handle this?
Make sure that the operator* is actually a better choice for the
compiler, i.e. it doesn't have to perform any conversions before
calling it. I think it is possible. Read the FAQ 5.8, I think it
deals with your case.
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jraul wrote:
Suppose you have a complex number class, and you overload conversions
to double by only taking the real part. You also overload operator* to
do complex multiplication.
You then write:
complex a(...);
complex b(...);
complex c = a*b;
Then the compiler complains that it is ambiguous because it doesn't
know if you want complex*complex , or to do the case to double first,
and do double*double. I would think that it would be obvious that
complex*complex should be chosen. Other than explicit casts is there a
way to handle this?
After all I don't think the code above is good.
Though you may find a way to make non-conversion calculation the
"preferred" way for one compiler, you can't ensure that other compilers
accept it. Explicit cast is extremely recommend to prevent ambiguous
overloaded-function call. Scott Meyers mentioned this in his Effective
C++.
So write the cast-constructor as explicit, it is good for your program.
Sincerely,
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