what is overloading?

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What is overloading? I know about method overloading and operator overloading but I want to know the proper definition of overloading.

Posted 3-Nov-11 22:31pm

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Updated 3-Nov-11 22:38pm

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Prerak Patel 4-Nov-11 4:37am

Google it.

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2011-11-03T22:37:00

Overloading is "a type of polymorphism where different functions with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed" according to Wiki, and that is about right.

Basically, overloading is just having multiple methods with the same name and purpose, that can be told apart by having a different number, or type, or order of parameters - this is called a signature.

**R. Giskard Reventlov** · Answer 2 · 2011-11-03T22:38:00

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Start here[^].

Posted 3-Nov-11 22:38pm

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CPallini · Answer 3 · 2011-11-03T22:39:00

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Google is your best friend. See, for instance: Overloading - Definition[^].

Posted 3-Nov-11 22:39pm

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arya1685 · Answer 4 · 2011-11-03T23:21:00

Operator Overloading :-

Define that one operator can be used to perform two different action eg

"+" can be used to adding two or more numbers
and it can also be used to concatenate two or more more than two string,

it's called operator overloading.

Function Overloading :-

function have same name for different purpose.

what is overloading?

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