From:	cbird <cbird AT byu DOT edu>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: enumerated types overloading
Date:	Wed, 29 Jan 1997 08:33:27 -0700
Organization:	Brigham Young University
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> enum alpha {a, b, c, d, e, f};
> 
> in my header and when I try something like:
> 
> alpha letter = a;
> a++;
> 
> I get an error saying no postincrement operator defined or something
> along those lines.

the a++ sohuld be a letter++ up there.  I accidentally mistyped it when
posting to this newsgroup (I know you can't increment a constant)  I get
an error when incrementing letter 'cause it's of type alpha and there is
no defined incrementor of that type.  My question is, how can I make it
so.  I believe it has something to do with overloading the ++ operator,
but I've never done that before in C++.  I don't know how to make an
overloaded operator.  I'm sure it can't be that hard so if anyone could
give me a simple example of it I'd be really appreciative.  When I used
BC 4.5 I guess it just treated the enumerated types as ints so
everything was honki dori.  However, while that is a plus, I still see
DJGPP as a much better compiler.  Thanx in advance to anyone with
helpful info on my problem!

Christian Bird
cbird AT byu DOT edu

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