[Dev-C++] Operator overloading for built in types.

[David M. <ci...@ya...>]

Ok here is my dilema.

Scattered throught my code is the following line:

if(!strcmp(var1,var2))
....

What would be the best way to change that to

if( var1 == var2 )
....

So far here is some exaple code that illustrates my problem:
bool operator==(char *s1, char *s2)
{
  if(!strcmp(s1,s2))
    return true;
  else
    return false;
}

int main()
{ 
  char x[10] = "Hello";
  char y[10] = "Hello";
  if(x == y)
    cout << "Equal" << endl;
  else
    cout << "Not equal" << endl;
  cin.get();
  return 0;
}

Error:
C:/Documents and Settings/David/My Documents/scratch.cpp:9: `bool 
   operator==(char*, char*)' must have an argument of class or
enumerated type

What does it mean?? I have done operator overloading with various
classes but I can't get it to work with char *, please help. There is
no one to make it a friend with so that is ruled out.

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Signed 
David Mcken

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