Assignment Operator 1

• Operator Syntax:  a = b;
• Typically used by client programs
• Operator Function Syntax:  a.operator=(b);
• Used for prototype
• Used for implementation
• Assignment associates right to left

a = b = c;
a = (b = c);

• Assignment returns a reference to the calling object
• Prototype for IntArray:

class IntArray
{
public:
  ...
  IntArray& operator =(const IntArray& b);
  ...
} ;