C++ member functions with same name and parameters, different return type

Question

is it valid if I define member functions with same name¶meters but different return types inside a class like this:

class Test {
public:
    int a;
          


        

Answer 1

No.

You cannot overload on return type.

Why? The standard says so.

And it actually makes sense - you can't determine what function to call in all situations.