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Operator overloading allows operators to be defined on a class or struct so that it can be used with operator syntax. This is most useful on data types where there is a good definition for what a specific operator means, thereby allowing an economy of expression for the user.

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© 2001 Eric Gunnerson

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Gunnerson, E. (2001). Operator Overloading. In: A Programmer’s Introduction to C#. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0909-6_25

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