[1054] in java-interest
Re: Operator Overloading
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nolan Toone)
Thu Aug 17 19:51:09 1995
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 10:38:38 -0700
From: Nolan.Toone@eng.sun.com (Nolan Toone)
To: java-interest@java.Eng.Sun.COM
> I don't understand this. Given that '+' means addition, why is
>
> Complex a, b;
> ...
> return a + b;
>
> any more confusing than "return a.AddComplex (b);"?
1. If I grep for AddComplex I am many times more likely to find the one
I want and therefor more likely to do it.
2. For the AddComplex if I don't know all the intricacies of "your"
Complex class it is a reminder that I cannot ASSUME you did the right
thing.
3. With NO operator overloading if I *DO* find a "+" I *KNOW* what it does
and I don't *HAVE* to search for it.
I started out with a slight leaning toward having operator overloading
but after hearing all the discussion I have been converted and
am "voting" no.
Nolan
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