Hi,
Say i have 2 functions with same name and same parameters but different return type, then would that be functions following function overloading concept?
Kindly give me a reference of the same..
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NO, if only the return type differs, they cannot be overloaded (i.e. have the same name). C++ standard specifies that overloading is only for different parameters (their types or their number), not return types.
So, to have different return types. You have a few options (in order of what's easier to what's harder to do):
1. Change the name of the function to something else.
2. Pass the return variable by reference as an additional parameter to the function, and then overloading will work.
3. Add a dummy parameter to the function prototype that distinguishes the functions
4. If applicable for the implementation of the function, make it a function template with the return type as argument, and instantiate the template function explicitly.
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