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From: prc@ERBE.SE (Robert Claeson)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Syntax error when defining conversion operator
Keywords: conversion unsigned long
Message-ID: <337@maxim.ERBE.SE>
Date: 21 Nov 88 14:12:14 GMT
Organization: ERBE DATA AB
Lines: 19

In a class, I want to define a conversion operator from the class
to unsigned long. So, I write:

class foo {
    unsigned long bar;
public:
    ...
    operator unsigned long() { return bar; }
    ...
};

When I compile this (AT&T C++ Translator 1.1),  get a "syntax error"
from cfront. I've found NOTHING in the manual that prevents me from
defining conversion operators for multi-word data types. Is there any
way to circumvent this?
-- 
Robert Claeson
ERBE DATA AB
rclaeson@ERBE.SE