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`using` declaration for a user-defined literal operator


Is it possible to have a using declaration for the literals operator, operator ""?

E.g.,

#include <chrono>

namespace MyNamespace
{
  constexpr std::chrono::hours operator "" _hr(unsigned long long n){
    return std::chrono::hours{n};
  }

  // ... other stuff in the namespace ...
}

using MyNamespace::operator"";    // DOES NOT COMPILE!

int main()
{
  auto foo = 37_hr;
}

My work-around has been to put these operators in their own nested namespace called literals, which allows using namespace MyNamespace::literals;, but this seems somewhat inelegant, and I don't see why the using directive can't be used for operator functions in the same way as it can for any other functions or types within a namespace.


Solution

  • using MyNamespace::operator""_hr;
    //                           ^^^
    

    DEMO

    Grammar reference:

    using-declaration:
       using typename (opt) nested-name-specifier unqualified-id ;
       using :: unqualified-id ;
    
    unqualified-id:
       identifier
       operator-function-id
       conversion-function-id
       literal-operator-id
       ~ class-name
       ~ decltype-specifier
       template-id
    
    literal-operator-id:
       operator string-literal identifier
       operator user-defined-string-literal