C++ logical & operator

Question

Is there a logical & operator in C++? e.g. an operator that works just as && except that it also evaluates later arguments even if some preceding ones have alrea

Answer 1

If you overload the operator &&, it won't short circuit.

struct Bool {
  bool val;
  Bool(bool f): val(f) {}
  operator bool() {
    return val;    
  }
};


bool operator&&(Bool a, Bool b) {
  return (bool)a && (bool)b;
}

ref: point 19, section 13.9 in the C++ FAQ lite

Though as mentioned there, this is a very bad idea and confuses people. You might want to do it in a very limited way though if you have a very special case.