Re: An overloaded operator& needs the address of its argument

"Angel Tsankov" <fn42551@fmi.uni-sofia.bg> wrote in message
news:ewnW4FjkHHA.1624@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl


template<typename T>
Smth operator &(T& SomeObject)
{
    char* pch = &reinterpret_cast<char&>(SomeObject);
    T* pT = reinterpret_cast<T*>(pch);
}

But note that such a global operator& overload is a terrible idea. For
example, STL containers require that &t return an address of t, and
nothing else. Your operator makes every single class unusable in any STL
container.

Also note that your operator will not be invoked for built-in types.
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