operator overloading

hi,

op_Multiply
op_Addition

why are some operators verbs and some nouns? shouldn't this be consistent?

like op_Add and op_Multiply or op_Addition and op_Multiplication?

just curious... :)
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[Sandeep-32]

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 1:08 PM, horace <horace3d@...> wrote:

hi,

op_Multiply
op_Addition

why are some operators verbs and some nouns? shouldn't this be consistent?

like op_Add and op_Multiply or op_Addition and op_Multiplication?

just curious... :)

Actually, I like the C# syntax more so it can be like,

static def operator *(x as myNum, j as int):
		x.i = x.i * j
		return x

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[Rodrigo B. de Oliveira]

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 4:38 AM, horace <horace3d@...> wrote:
> hi,
>
> op_Multiply
> op_Addition
>
> why are some operators verbs and some nouns?

Compatibility with C#.

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On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Rodrigo B. de Oliveira <rodrigobamboo@...> wrote:

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 4:38 AM, horace <horace3d@...> wrote:
> hi,
>
> op_Multiply
> op_Addition
>
> why are some operators verbs and some nouns?

Compatibility with C#.

how does this affect c# compatibility? isn't the c# syntax "operator *" like in the previous example by sandeep pai?

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[Cedric Vivier]

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 5:33 PM, horace <horace3d@...> wrote:

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Rodrigo B. de Oliveira <rodrigobamboo@...> wrote:

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 4:38 AM, horace <horace3d@...> wrote:
> hi,
>
> op_Multiply
> op_Addition
>
> why are some operators verbs and some nouns?

Compatibility with C#.

how does this affect c# compatibility? isn't the c# syntax "operator *" like in the previous example by sandeep pai?

Rodrigo meant CLR compatibility.
Operator overloadings are actually special name methods like op_Multiply/op_Addition in an assembly metadata.

csc/gmcs compiles the C# syntax (using the actual operator symbols) to these methods.

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