Overloading Operators - C++

Question

I was experimenting with new overloaded operators, I have created one void operator and another one that returns something when it's called:

#include <iostream>
struct chichachicha{
 int operator()(){
 return 25;
 };
};
struct boomboom{
 void operator()() {
 std::cout << "Hi folks!" << std::endl;
 };
};
int main(){
 chichachicha objC;
 int f = objC();
 std::cout << f << std::endl;
 boomboom objB;
 objB();
 return(0);
}

Is this the best way to write a code that does that?

How can I write an operator that can be called from anywhere in the code without instantiating the associated struct, that returns void/nothing and only prints a string of text? I'm not considering static methods, just operators.

• Jan Hudec: The whole point of operator is to operate on something. If you don't want something, you don't want an operator. Probably a free function (the whole "everything should be in a class" mentality is alien to C++; things should be in namespaces).
• Jan Hudec: The question sounds a bit like "I have a hammer, now how do I screw in this screw with it". Could you put in more detail about what you want to achieve without presuming that it should involve operator()?

Answer 1

Despite "I'm not considering static methods, just operators", the statement immediately before it suggests you are asking for a static operator(). If this were possible, the most vexing parse would be much more vexing!

Upon further inspection, it reads like you are basically in the market for a static function. The whole purpose of operator() is to make a functor. If you want a polymorphic version of operator(), I'm afraid you'll have to instantiate something somewhere.

• user827992: i was experimenting with namespaces, but apparently i can't do more than what i can do in the main.
• sbi: Why a static function? A simple free function would do that, too.
• InsertMemeNameHere: I use "static" and "free" interchangeably. Though static is often used to refer to an unbound function member of a class, the compiler treats them the same way.