[C++-sig] operator definitions

[David Abrahams]

Neal Becker <ndbecker2 at gmail.com> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>
>> Neal Becker <ndbecker2 at gmail.com> writes:
>> 
>>> It looks cool, but IMHO a bit too cute.  AFAIK, it doesn't do anything
>>> different than the IMHO much more clear:
>>>     .def("__iadd__", plusAssignOp, return_self<>())
>> 
>> How is that more clear?  *I* certainly can't tell what it means.
>> 
>
> It's clear (to me) because it's consistent with the same method used to
> define any other function.  In this case "clear" assumes the observer is
> already familiar with the usual useage of .def.

And with the meaning of plusAssignOp and return_self<>()

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Dave Abrahams
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