Using cin with a custom type

Yeah, me yet again. I tried to avoid bugging you guys, but I've hit a problem that's so puzzlingly nonsensical that I can't even begin to figure out what's going on.

Here's the relevant parts of the code:

Code:

class ffbyte
{
	unsigned char value_;
public:
<stuff>
	friend istream& operator >> (istream& is, const ffbyte& f); // make it naitively input to cin
};


istream& operator >> (istream& is, const ffbyte& f)
{
	is >> int(f.value_); // error happens here
	return is;
};

When I compile the code, it tells me that ">>" cannot take an integer as a right-hand value. That's absolute confusing rubbish! Please help.

Remove the const on the function parameter. You are inputting into the ffbyte, so it is changing and the reference should not be const.

Sometimes I'm amazed at how much I completely miss when I check my code...

Thanks!