Puzzle: Overload a C++ function according to the return value
- by Motti
We all know that you can overload a function according to the parameters:
int mul(int i, int j) { return i*j; }
std::string mul(char c, int n) { return std::string(n, c); }
Can you overload a function according to the return value? Define a function that returns different things according to how the return value is used:
int n = mul(6, 3); // n = 18
std::string s = mul(6, 3); // s = "666"
// Note that both invocations take the exact same parameters (same types)
You can assume the first parameter is between 0-9, no need to verify the input or have any error handling.
