Adding/Subtracting Types

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Leiden

(Posted 2005) [#1]

Something I miss from C++. Being able to just add and subtract, multiply, divide etc a class by another class. But in BlitzMax I have to do that for each parameter. So instead of:

Method Divide:TVector2(Vector:TVector2, Vector2:TVector2)
    Return Vector - Vector2
End Method

I have to do:

Method Divide:TVector2(Vector:TVector2, Vector2:TVector2)
    Temp:TVector2 = new TVector2
    Temp.X = Vector.X / Vector2.X
    Temp.Y = Vector.Y / Vector2.Y
    Return Temp
End Method

Is this the only way to do it or is there some secluded secret method of doing such a task?

Dreamora

(Posted 2005) [#2]

No there is no overloading of functions or operators, so this is the only way to do it.

Although you have an "error" or unneeded part there:

Method Divide:TVector2(Vector2:TVector2)
    Temp:TVector2 = new TVector2
    Temp.X = Self.X / Vector2.X
    Temp.Y = Self.Y / Vector2.Y
    Return Temp
End Method

Leiden

(Posted 2005) [#3]

Damn that sucks, Its not a big problem but it would be nice to have such an implementation.

taxlerendiosk

(Posted 2005) [#4]

It already happens with adding String objects together. This shouldn't have any of the ambiguity problems that function overloading would have as far as I can see, I'd like to see this too.