I have two classes, a base class, CBaseClass, and its derived class,
CDerivedClass.
I overload the insertion operator as
ostream& operator << ( ostream&, CBaseClass& );
Then I define an object as
CDerivedClass object;
I then have the line
std::cout << object;
When I compile and link this code (using gcc 3.3.3), I get the following
error message
undefined reference to `operator<<(std::basic_ostream<char,
std::char_traits<char> >&, CDerivedClass&)'
How can I get the compiler to use the overloaded insertion operator as I
defined it?
-charles
5  1498 
"Charles Jamieson" <cj*******@no.junk> wrote in message
news:tcvRc.250714$JR4.79816@attbi_s54... I have two classes, a base class, CBaseClass, and its derived class,
CDerivedClass.
I overload the insertion operator as
ostream& operator << ( ostream&, CBaseClass& );
Then I define an object as
CDerivedClass object;
I then have the line
std::cout << object;
When I compile and link this code (using gcc 3.3.3), I get the following
error message
undefined reference to `operator<<(std::basic_ostream<char,
std::char_traits<char> >&, CDerivedClass&)'
How can I get the compiler to use the overloaded insertion operator as I
defined it?
The code looks fine, aside from the nitpick that operator<< might take a
const CBaseClass& instead of a CBaseClass&. The error message makes me
think that there's something you didn't post that's causing the problem,
like a declaration of operator<<(std::basic_ostream<char,
std::char_traits<char> >&, CDerivedClass&) that lacks a definition. It
might be helpful if you post a complete example that causes g++ to emit the
same error message.
--
David Hilsee
"Charles Jamieson" <cj*******@no.junk> wrote in message
news:tcvRc.250714$JR4.79816@attbi_s54... I have two classes, a base class, CBaseClass, and its derived class,
CDerivedClass.
I overload the insertion operator as
ostream& operator << ( ostream&, CBaseClass& );
Shouldn't this be virtual if you want it to work for subclasses?
David Hilsee wrote: "Charles Jamieson" <cj*******@no.junk> wrote in message
news:tcvRc.250714$JR4.79816@attbi_s54...
I have two classes, a base class, CBaseClass, and its derived class,
CDerivedClass.
I overload the insertion operator as
ostream& operator << ( ostream&, CBaseClass& );
Then I define an object as
CDerivedClass object;
I then have the line
std::cout << object;
When I compile and link this code (using gcc 3.3.3), I get the following
error message
undefined reference to `operator<<(std::basic_ostream<char,
std::char_traits<char> >&, CDerivedClass&)'
How can I get the compiler to use the overloaded insertion operator as I
defined it?
The code looks fine, aside from the nitpick that operator<< might take a
const CBaseClass& instead of a CBaseClass&. The error message makes me
think that there's something you didn't post that's causing the problem,
like a declaration of operator<<(std::basic_ostream<char,
std::char_traits<char> >&, CDerivedClass&) that lacks a definition. It
might be helpful if you post a complete example that causes g++ to emit the
same error message.
David,
You were right, I did have another declaration for the derived class
without a definition. Thanks.
-charles
"Aguilar, James" <jf**@cec.NOBOTSwustl.edu> wrote in message
news:cf**********@newsreader.wustl.edu...
"Charles Jamieson" <cj*******@no.junk> wrote in message
news:tcvRc.250714$JR4.79816@attbi_s54... I have two classes, a base class, CBaseClass, and its derived class,
CDerivedClass.
I overload the insertion operator as
ostream& operator << ( ostream&, CBaseClass& );
Shouldn't this be virtual if you want it to work for subclasses?
It's not a member function, so it can't be made virtual. However, it could
delegate to a virtual member function (e.g. "virtual ostream&
Print(std::ostream&) const;") in CBaseClass if Charles wanted to invoke
functionality provided by subclasses.
--
David Hilsee
"David Hilsee" <da*************@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:CN********************@comcast.com... "Aguilar, James" <jf**@cec.NOBOTSwustl.edu> wrote in message
news:cf**********@newsreader.wustl.edu...
"Charles Jamieson" <cj*******@no.junk> wrote in message
news:tcvRc.250714$JR4.79816@attbi_s54... I have two classes, a base class, CBaseClass, and its derived class,
CDerivedClass.
I overload the insertion operator as
ostream& operator << ( ostream&, CBaseClass& );
Shouldn't this be virtual if you want it to work for subclasses?
It's not a member function, so it can't be made virtual. However, it
could delegate to a virtual member function (e.g. "virtual ostream&
Print(std::ostream&) const;") in CBaseClass if Charles wanted to invoke
functionality provided by subclasses.
--
David Hilsee
Oooh, yeah. I'm a noob, please forgive. I forgot that if it's gonna be a
member function, the object of such and so a type has to be on the left
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