What are some examples of operator overloading in programming?

What are some examples of operator overloading in programming?

Operator overloading allows developers to define custom behavior for operators (like +, -, *) for user-defined types.

Can you give me a specific example in Python?

Sure! In Python, you can overload the + operator for a class by defining the add method. For instance, if you have a Vector class, you can add two vectors using the + operator.

That sounds interesting! How would the add method look?

Here's a simple example:

class Vector:
    def __init__(self, x, y):
        self.x = x
        self.y = y

    def __add__(self, other):
        return Vector(self.x + other.x, self.y + other.y)

Thanks! Can you explain how this works in practice?

Certainly! When you create two Vector instances and use the + operator, Python calls the add method, allowing you to define how the addition should be performed.