/* The following code example is taken from the book * "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference" * by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999 * * (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999. * Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software * is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. * This software is provided "as is" without express or implied * warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. */ #include inline std::istream& operator >> (std::istream& strm, Fraction& f) { int n, d; strm >> n; // read value of the numerator strm.ignore(); // skip '/' strm >> d; // read value of the denominator f = Fraction(n,d); // assign the whole fraction return strm; }