Can operator<< in derived class call another operator<< in base class in c++?
- by ivory
In my code, Manager is derived from Employee and each of them have an operator<< override.
class Employee{
protected:
int salary;
int rank;
public:
int getSalary()const{return salary;}
int getRank()const{return rank;}
Employee(int s, int r):salary(s), rank(r){};
};
ostream& operator<< (ostream& out, Employee& e){
out << "Salary: " << e.getSalary() << " Rank: " << e.getRank() << endl;
return out;
}
class Manager: public Employee{
public:
Manager(int s, int r): Employee(s, r){};
};
ostream& operator<< (ostream& out, Manager& m){
out << "Manager: ";
cout << (Employee)m << endl; //can not compile, how to call function of Employee?
return out;
}
I hoped cout << (Employee)m << endl; would call ostream& operator<< (ostream& out, Employee& e), but it failed.
