Question

Which among the following are valid ways of overloading the operators?

(a) Only using friend function

(b) Only using member function

(c) Either member functions or friend functions can be used

(d) Operators can’t be overloaded

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This interesting question is from Member Operator Function in division Member Functions & its Types of Object Oriented Programming

Answer 1

Correct choice is (c) Either member functions or friend functions can be used

Easy explanation - The operators can be overloaded by using the member function or even the friend functions can be used. This is because both of these can access all the data members of a class.