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[toolbox03]

How do I overload the input and + operator for quaternion class?

[nguerrero03]

type classname::operator+(argument-list)
{
operation relative to the class
}

[toolbox03]

type classname::operator+(argument-list)
{
operation relative to the class
}

do u have any sample code?

[nguerrero03]

I have the following code sitting on my desktop from a book I've used previously.

// Overload operators using member functions.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

class three_d {
  int x, y, z; // 3-D coordinates
public:
  three_d() { x = y = z = 0; }
  three_d(int i, int j, int k) {x = i; y = j; z = k; }

  three_d operator+(three_d op2); // op1 is implied
  three_d operator=(three_d op2); // op1 is implied

  void show() ;
};

// Overload +.
three_d three_d::operator+(three_d op2)
{
  three_d temp;

  temp.x = x + op2.x; // These are integer additions
  temp.y = y + op2.y; // and the + retains is original
  temp.z = z + op2.z; // meaning relative to them.
  return temp;
}

// Overload assignment.
three_d three_d::operator=(three_d op2)
{
  x = op2.x; // These are integer assignments
  y = op2.y; // and the = retains its original
  z = op2.z; // meaning relative to them.
  return *this;
}

// Show X, Y, Z coordinates.
void three_d::show()
{
  cout << x << ", ";
  cout << y << ", ";
  cout << z << "\n";
}

int main()
{
  three_d a(1, 2, 3), b(10, 10, 10), c;

  a.show();
  b.show();

  c = a + b; // add a and b together
  c.show();

  c = a + b + c; // add a, b and c together
  c.show();

  c = b = a; // demonstrate multiple assignment
  c.show();
  b.show();

  return 0;
}

[toolbox03]

great, do you know how to overload the output function?