BRabbit27 - 10 months ago 39
C++ Question

# How to declare operator/ overload function to operate on a const variable and a non-const variable?

I have the following code

#pragma once

#include "material.h"
#include "../Math/vector.h"
#include <cmath>

class LambertianMaterial : public Material
{
public:
LambertianMaterial(Vector rho);
Vector brdf(Vector wi) const
{
return mRho / M_PI; // Error here
}

private:
Vector mRho;
};


In the line corresponding to the return statement of brdf I am getting the following error

Invalid operands to binary expression ('const Vector' and 'double')


In the class vector I have declared the
operator/
like

Vector operator/(const float a);


I was thinking of redefining the method to

friend Vector operator/(const Vector& v, const float& a);


Is this a good way of doing it or is there a way so that the current definition of the operator accounts for the
const Vector
case?

Vector operator/(const float a) const;

As you thought, making it non-member function (and declared as friend if necessary) could do the work too. IMO I prefer to it for operator/. See Operator overloading : member function vs. non-member function? for more informations.