Jonathan de Boyne Pollard (J.deBoynePollard@tesco.net) wrote:
) BG> Why does c++ not support overloading by return value?
) BG>
) BG> class A {
) BG> public:
) BG>   float  f();
) BG>   double f();
) BG> };
)
) int
) main ()
) {
)         A a ;
)         long double ld = a.f() ;        // Which A::f is called ?
) }
)

Renaming the funtions: float f() -> operator float(), double f() -> operator double()
and answering that question, it is already covered by the current standard:

The call would be ambiguous according to overload resolution.

- Matthias Meixner

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