MSDN for_each sample

Hello everyone,


I do not know why in for_each sample of MSDN, operator double() is invoked. Which statement triggers operator double()?

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...9k(VS.71).aspx

Code:

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#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>

// The function object to determine the average
class Average
{
private:
  long num;      // The number of elements
  long sum;      // The sum of the elements
public:
  // Constructor initializes the value to multiply by
  Average ( ) : num ( 0 ) , sum ( 0 )
  {
  }

  // The function call to process the next elment
  void operator ( ) ( int elem ) \
  {
      num++;      // Increment the element count
      sum += elem;  // Add the value to the partial sum
  }

  // return Average
  operator double ( )
  {
      return  static_cast <double> (sum) /
      static_cast <double> (num);
  }
};

int main( )
{
  using namespace std;
  vector <int> v1;
  vector <int>::iterator Iter1;

  // Constructing vector v1
  int i;
  for ( i = -4 ; i <= 2 ; i++ )
  {
      v1.push_back(  i );
  }

  // The local state of a function object can accumulate
  // information about a sequence of actions that the
  // return value can make available, here the Average
  double avemod2 = for_each ( v1.begin ( ) , v1.end ( ) ,
      Average ( ) );
  cout << "The average of the elements of v1 is:\n Average ( v1mod2 ) = "
        << avemod2 << "." << endl;
}

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thanks in advance,
George

ave_mod2 is double so the compiler will try to keep the entire line double, thus calls the double operator from what I can tell.