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In this article, we are going to learn about operator overloading in C#. It gives us various flexibility when we work with user-defined types.<\/p>\n

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Let’s start.<\/p>\n

<\/a>What Is Operator Overloading?<\/h2>\n

Operator overloading is a technique to redefine a built-in operator. C#, with the help of operator overloading, allows us to use the same built-in operators in different ways. We can build user-defined implementations of various operations where one or both of the operands are of the user-defined type.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Rules for Operator Overloading<\/h3>\n

To overload an operator, we must use the operator<\/code> keyword. We have to use both public<\/code> and static<\/code> modifiers in the declaration. The unary operator will have one and the binary operator will have two input parameters. At least one parameter must be of type Type<\/code> or Type?<\/code> in each case, where Type<\/code> is the type containing the operator declaration.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Can We Overload All Operators?<\/h2>\n

We can overload most of the operators in C#. But there are some operators that we can\u2019t overload and some that we can with certain conditions:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Operators<\/th>Comments<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
+, -, !, ~, ++, --, true, false<\/td>We can overload these unary operators.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
+, -, *, \/, %, &, |, ^ (logical OR), <<, >><\/td>We can overload these binary operators.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
==, !=, <, >, <=, >=<\/td>We can overload these binary relational operators. But we must overload them in pairs. So if we overload the ==<\/code> operator, we also need to overload the !=<\/code> operator and vice versa. Other pairs are the <<\/code> and ><\/code> operators and the <=<\/code> and >=<\/code> operators.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
&&, ||<\/td>We can't overload these conditional logical operators directly.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
+=, -=, *=, \/=, %=, &=, |=, ^=, <<=, >>=<\/td>We can't overload these compound assignment operators explicitly. But if we overload a binary operator, the corresponding compound assignment operator will also be overloaded indirectly. For example, the +=<\/code> operator is evaluated using the +<\/code> operator. So, if we overload the binary operator +<\/code>, the +=<\/code> operator will be implicitly overloaded.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
^ (Index from end operator), =, ., ?., ?:, ??, ??=, .., ->, =>, (), as, await, checked, unchecked, default, delegate, is, nameof, new, sizeof, stackalloc, switch, typeof, with<\/td>We can't overload these operators.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

<\/a>Overloading Unary Operator<\/h2>\n

The return type of the unary operators (+<\/code>, -<\/code>, !<\/code>, ~<\/code>) can be any type except the void<\/code>. But for the ++<\/code>, --<\/code> operators, the return type must be the Type<\/code> that contains the unary operator declaration. For the true<\/code> and false<\/code> operators, it must be bool type. Let\u2019s inspect the syntax of overloading a unary operator:<\/p>\n

public static returnType operator unaryOperator(Type t)\r\n{\r\n    \/\/body\r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\n
Here, the modifier is always public<\/code> and static<\/code> as we mentioned in the rules. The operator<\/code> is a keyword that we need for operator overloading. unaryOperator<\/code> will be replaced with our desired operator that we want to overload. The Type<\/code> will be user-defined, may it be class<\/code> or struct<\/code>.<\/p>\n
Now, we are going to see how to overload a unary operator with an example. We will use the Student<\/code> class throughout the article for this demonstration:<\/p>\n
public class Student\r\n{\r\n    private readonly int _rollNo;\r\n    private readonly int _level;\r\n    private readonly string _name;\r\n    private readonly int _age;\r\n    private int _numberOfPassedCourses;\r\n\r\n    public Student(int rollNo, int level, string name, int age, int passedCourses)\r\n    {\r\n        _rollNo = rollNo;\r\n        _level = level;\r\n        _name = name;\r\n        _age = age;\r\n        _numberOfPassedCourses = passedCourses;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    public int GetNumberOfPassedCourses() => _numberOfPassedCourses;\r\n\r\n    public string GetName() => _name;\r\n}<\/pre>\n
Let\u2019s consider that John is a student. He passed two courses. Recently he has appeared in a new course exam and has passed it successfully. So, his number of passed courses will be three. But we can\u2019t do that by just doing john++<\/code>. Here we can use operator overloading to make our life easier. We can overload the ++<\/code> operator so that it works as we wish:<\/p>\n
public static Student operator ++(Student student)\r\n{\r\n    student._numberOfPassedCourses++;\r\n    return student;\r\n}<\/pre>\n
We overload the ++<\/code> operator here. It takes the student as a parameter and increases the _numberOfPassedCourses<\/code> value by one. Now we can use the ++<\/code> operator by calling john++<\/code>:<\/p>\n
var john = new Student(1, 1, \"John\", 7, 2);\r\njohn++;\r\n\r\nConsole.WriteLine($\"{john.GetName()} has passed {john.GetNumberOfPassedCourses()} courses.\");<\/pre>\n
We can see the output as expected:<\/p>\n
John has passed 3 courses.<\/code><\/p>\n
<\/a>Overloading Binary Operator<\/h2>\n
The binary operator will always take two parameters as input and return any value except the void. Between two parameters, one must be a type Type<\/code> that contains the operator declaration.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s consider John and Alice. We can overload the ><\/code> operator in such a way that it will return who is older between the two. As the ><\/code> operator is a relational operator, we must overload the <<\/code> operator as well:<\/p>\n
public static bool operator <(Student studentLeft, Student studentRight)\r\n{\r\n    if (studentLeft._age < studentRight._age)\r\n        return true;\r\n    else\r\n        return false;\r\n}\r\n\r\npublic static bool operator >(Student studentLeft, Student studentRight)\r\n{\r\n    if (studentLeft._age > studentRight._age)\r\n        return true;\r\n    else\r\n        return false;\r\n}<\/pre>\n
Now we can call the ><\/code> and <<\/code> operators directly over John and Alice:<\/p>\n
var john = new Student(1, 1, \"John\", 7, 2);\r\nvar alice = new Student(1, 5, \"Alice\", 12, 5);\r\n\r\nConsole.WriteLine(john > alice ? $\"{john.GetName()} is older than {alice.GetName()}.\" : $\"{john.GetName()} is younger than {alice.GetName()}.\");<\/pre>\n
And, we can see the output:
\nJohn is younger than Alice.<\/code><\/p>\n
<\/a>Overloading Equality Operator<\/strong><\/h2>\n
When overloading the ==<\/code> operator, we need to overload the !=<\/code> operator as well. Because both are relational operators, we need to overload them in pairs.<\/p>\n
We also need to override the Equals<\/code> method here. The equality operator is intended to be a syntactically convenient way to access the functionality of the Equals<\/code> method. So, the logic of the equality operator must be identical to that of the Equals<\/code> method.<\/p>\n
For overriding the Equals<\/code> method, it is important to override the GetHashCode()<\/code> method. Because if two objects are the same, they must have the same hashcode. So, if we override the Equals<\/code> method to make a particular comparison of two objects, and the method considers the two objects to be the same, then the hash code of the two objects must be the same as well.<\/p>\n
Now, the Equals<\/code> method provides a reference-based comparison. We will override it so that it can give a value-based comparison. If the _rollNo<\/code>, _level<\/code>, and _age<\/code> of two students are identical, we can assume that they indicate the same student. So, let\u2019s override the Equals<\/code> and the GetHashCode()<\/code> methods in the Student<\/code> class:<\/p>\n
public override bool Equals(object student)\r\n{\r\n    if (student == null)\r\n        return false;\r\n    if (GetType() != student.GetType())\r\n        return false;\r\n\r\n    var student1 = (Student)student;\r\n    return (_rollNo == student1._rollNo) && (_level == student1._level) && (_age == student1._age);\r\n}\r\n\r\npublic override int GetHashCode()\r\n{\r\n    return ToString().GetHashCode();\r\n}<\/pre>\n
After checking the null<\/code> and the type, we compare the _rollNo<\/code>, _level<\/code>, and _age<\/code> and return the result.<\/p>\n
Now let\u2019s overload ==<\/code> and !=<\/code> operators so that the logic becomes identical to that of the Equals<\/code> method:<\/p>\n
public static bool operator ==(Student studentLeft, Student studentRight)\r\n{\r\n    if (studentLeft.Equals(studentRight))\r\n        return true;\r\n    else\r\n        return false;\r\n}\r\n\r\npublic static bool operator !=(Student studentLeft, Student studentRight)\r\n{\r\n    if (studentLeft.Equals(studentRight))\r\n        return false;\r\n    else\r\n        return true;\r\n}<\/pre>\n
So, both methods are using the logic of the Equals<\/code> method.<\/p>\n
After that, let\u2019s use these overloaded operators:<\/p>\n
var john = new Student(1, 1, \"John\", 7, 2);\r\nvar alice = new Student(1, 5, \"Alice\", 12, 5);\r\nvar johnSecond = new Student(1, 1, \"John\", 7, 2);\r\n\r\nConsole.WriteLine(john.Equals(johnSecond) ? \"Both indicate the same person.\" : \"They indicate different persons.\");\r\nConsole.WriteLine(john == johnSecond ? \"Both indicate the same person.\" : \"They indicate different persons.\");\r\n\r\njohnSecond++;\r\n\r\nConsole.WriteLine(john.Equals(johnSecond) ? \"Both indicate the same person.\" : \"They indicate different persons.\");\r\nConsole.WriteLine(john == johnSecond ? \"Both indicate the same person.\" : \"They indicate different persons.\");\r\nConsole.WriteLine(john != alice ? \"They indicate different persons.\" : \"Both indicate the same person.\");<\/pre>\n
Here we use the Equals<\/code> method, and the ==<\/code> and !=<\/code> operators to compare our objects based on _rollNo<\/code>, _level,<\/code> and _age<\/code>. Then, we change the value of _numberOfPassedCourses<\/code> in johnSecond<\/code> and again test the Equals<\/code> method and the ==<\/code> operator.<\/p>\n
Now, if we run the program, we can see the result:<\/p>\n
Both indicate the same person.\r\nBoth indicate the same person.\r\nBoth indicate the same person.\r\nBoth indicate the same person.\r\nThey indicate different persons.<\/pre>\n
<\/a>What Are the Advantages of Operator Overloading?<\/h2>\n
Operator overloading provides us with various advantages while coding. It makes the code easier and more understandable. Operator overloading offers support for user-defined types in the same way as built-in types do. We can use notation that is closely related to the target domain.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Conclusion<\/h2>\n
In this article, we\u2019ve learned about operator overloading, the rules, syntax, and benefits. We\u2019ve also seen an example and implementation to understand it better.<\/p>\n
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