[RESOLVED] Overloading [][]

[Brownhead]

As the title implies, I have a wrapper for a two dimensional array that I want to access by simple saying ColorCluster[X][Y]. But I can't figure out how to overload it. I came up with this idea

ColorCluster operator [] (int XY)
{
    if (TempCol == 0)
    {
        TempCol = XY;
        return *this;
    }
    else
    {
        int Buffer = TempCol;
        TempCol = 0;
        return Select (Buffer, XY);
    }
};

But the Select(X,Y) function returns a boolean value. So this approach won't work. I'm sure this has been covered before but I can't seem to find a good article on it. Can anyone help me out?

[laserlight]

If you had done a search, you might have discovered [] operator overiding - a dumb question ?

That said, I still think that it is generally simpler to overload operator() instead, as the starter of that thread did originally.

[Brownhead]

Thank you, sorry for asking an already covered question. I also may have come up with an alternate solution. I haven't been able to test it yet though.

        Column operator [] (int X)
        {
            return Column (this, X);
        }

        class Column
        {
            private:
                int Col;
                ColorCluster* Master;
            public:
                Column(ColorCluster* CC, int X) {Master = CC; Col = X;}
                bool operator [] (int Y) {return Master->Select(Col, Y);}
        }

Again, sorry for asking an old question.

[Graham]

That is the proxy solution mentioned in the other thread (Column is the proxy).