c++ - Overloading assignment operator: different datatypes - impossible? -

i trying make impossible operator overloading. particularly interested in overloading assignment operator, receive another data type value right hand value. should this:

myclass myclass = "hello world";    <--- wrong?  myclass myclass2; myclass myclass = myclass2;         <--- right? 

then myclass object should receive string , handle it. unfortunately, read possible assign same data type value custom made class. true or mistaken?

this code have:

class myclass { public:     myclass() {};     virtual ~myclass();     myclass& operator = (const myclass&); private:     char* string; };  myclass& myclass::operator= (const myclass& inc){     string = inc; }  int main(int argc, char** argv) {     myclass myclass = "hello world";     std::cout << myclass; } 

as can see, want cout object string. basically, want custom class treated string. search in google , stackoverflow search engines denied wish, or there workaround?

looking forward hear , thank in advance!

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edit: rollie fixed main problem. however, how cout string value of custom object myclass? possible, since object output memory address of object being outputted?

myclass myclass = "hello world"; not assignment - it's constructor, , logically equivilent myclass myclass("hello world");. overload both constructor , assignment operators, , you'll have behavior looking for!

also comments:

1) isn't great idea name member variable string - name of common stl type

2) setting variable directly time bomb; aren't copying value of string, copying pointer. switch std::string copies happen automatically

3) cout work properly, see answer @ stackoverflow.com/questions/5508857/how-does-cout-actually-work