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Subject: Re: Casting a class as a function pointer.
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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 03:36:36 GMT
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Siemel Naran wrote:

> On Mon, 12 Jul 1999 14:12:14 -0400, Campbell, Rolf
> >I've tried this:
> >struct a {
> >  int a; int b;
> >  operator (int(*)(int)) ();
> >  };
> >But, it didn't work in gcc v2.8.1 for HP-UX.  Making a typedef works fine,
> >but I need to know if it is possible without a typedef.
>
> I think that it is possible.  Probably something along the lines of this:
>    int (operator () *const)(int) { return &f; }

That gets a parse error before "*".

> However, operator conversions are rarely a good idea.

    Thanx for the advice, but I'm not actually trying to use this construct,
I'm making a code parser and just wanted to know what to expect.

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