sackarias

In this case, does (src >> word) actually do my overload for >>? Or does it just check if it's possible, then enter the loop?

I hope that makes sense...!!

Thanks!

bgeraghty

while loops don't check if things are possible, they evaluate whether or not they are true.

sackarias

That's what I meant by if it's possible. The way I said it was ambiguous.

Navid

Yes, it will perform the operations in the brackets.

sackarias

Thanks.

DaWei

Yes? Depends on what the insertion operator (which the OP says is overloaded) has been written to return. That's not an item of information given in the post.

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Navid

It performs what ever it’s instructed to in the brackets. Whether it continues into the braces depends on the return value as DaWei said. Unless I’m wrong again.

sackarias

ifstream& operator>>(ifstream& fin, const WordData &curWordData);

Returns fin.

DaWei

The insertion operator typically returns the stream (a reference). Even if insertion fails, the return will not be zero unless the function is specifically written to do that. Failures are tested with other methods (e.g., good (), eof (), fail (), etc.).

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PPoA

I think he was asking if the code as written actually does the overloading. Answer to that is, no. You have to write it into a function how you want it overloaded.