VectorA = VectorA * VectorB;
//_mData is a member of Vector3, of type matrix, and does support binary *
operator Math::Matrix<_Real>()
{
return _mData;
};
Conversion operators (C++)
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Hi there everybody,
I recently wrote a matrix class (As in, the mathematical tool), which works perfectly for all my matrix needs. I want to write a vector class based on the matrix class, but with a few more bells and whistles specific to vectors.
The problem is, I want to avoid rewriting code for things such as multiplication of vectors, subtraction, scalar multiplication, because these are identical to matrices. I figured I could do this by providing a conversion operator to a Matrix type. This would allow me to write:
However, when compiling, I recieve the following error:
error C2676: binary '*' : 'Math::Vector3<_Real>' does not define this operator or a conversion to a type acceptable to the predefined operator
Despite providing the following conversion operator inside Vector3:
What am I doing wrong? Is this sort of thing even possible? And is there a better way to go about this?
Thanks in advance.
Don't know if this will help, but I've just compiled the following:
and it compiled, ran and produced the output "4" as expected.
#include <stdio.h> // at work and don't have the STL :(class x{public: x(int v) : val(v) { } int val;};x operator*(x a,x b){ return x(a.val*b.val);}class y{public: y(x v) : val(v) { } operator x(){ return val; } x val;};void main(){ y a(2),b(2); y c=a*b; printf("%d\n",c.val);}and it compiled, ran and produced the output "4" as expected.
As the above poster mentioned, you would have to create an implicit constructor for creating a matrix from a vector.
Isn't it a bit wasteful to create a temporary matrix everytime you want to do vector operations? It seems a bit backwards - wouldn't some matrix operations be done as a series of vector ops as opposed to the other way around?
Quote:Original post by ToohrVyk
As the above poster mentioned, you would have to create an implicit constructor for creating a matrix from a vector.
The other way around actually. The operator*() will be returning a Matrix, which the OP's then assigning to a Vector.
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