How can I overload the assignment operator in c++

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Ive been reading this article: https://www.thc.org/root/phun/unmaintain.html, and Ive been trying to implements steps Misleading names (search for isValid(x)) and How To Fix Unused Variable Errors (#29 under Miscellaneous Techniques).

I wish to do something more useful, (also according to the article) as doing more stuff on less lines is better.

Unfortunately, I have no idea on how to overload the assignment operator for a basic type. I know I could do something like operator=(&Other o) if I was using a class, but alas, C/C++ doesn't take after Java by having classes for some basic types...

Certainly related: [What is the rule of three?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4172722/what-is-the-rule-of-three) — πάντα ῥεῖ, May 25 '14 at 08:55
"doing more stuff on less lines is better". Not at the expense of clarity, it isn't! — johnsyweb, May 25 '14 at 08:56

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 25 '14 at 08:57

Unfortunately, I have no idea on how to overload the assignment operator for a basic type. I know I could do something like operator=(&Other o) if I was using a class

You cannot overload operators for built-in types in C++. And that's the end of the story.

but alas, C/C++ doesn't take after Java by having classes for some basic types...

...You make it sound like Java's distinction between int and Integer is somehow a good thing :)

How can I overload the assignment operator in c++

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