overloading cast operator

I want to overload the casting operator so that I can take anouther class and return a new class from that data.

Code:

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operator ::NewtonBody* ();

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This code almost does what I want. But this will convert the current class into anouther type. I want the oposite.

Sorry, but the following operators cannot be overloaded:

Code:

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. (member access)
-> (pointer member access)
(cast) (C-style cast)
?: (ternary conditional operator)

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There may be others, I just can't think of them at the moment.

[edit] Whoops. http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lit....html#faq-13.5

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Most [operators] can be overloaded. The only C operators that can't be are . and ?: (and sizeof, which is technically an operator). C++ adds a few of its own operators, most of which can be overloaded except :: and .*.

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[edit=2] Perhaps like this? http://charm.cs.uiuc.edu/users/olawl...erload_all.cpp (No, I did not write that code. It's the first hit when googling for "overload cast operator C++".) [/edit]

Ok ya that helped now. I got it to do what I want, thanks.