C++ Overloading 		    Bob Walton, 7/16/96


Consider:

(1)	int max ( int x1, int x2 );
(2)	float max ( float x1, float x2 );

These CONFLICT in C, but are LEGAL in C++.

In C++ the `name' of a function consists of the normal
name plus the types of the arguments:

(1) has `name':		max-int-int
(2) has `name':		max-float-float

where `-' is some character that cannot be legally
included in a normal name.

NOTE: The result type does NOT participate in the name.
      Thus:

	int foo ( int x );
	float foo ( int x );

      CONFLICT in C++.

NOTE: A function with zero arguments must be declared
      as in:

	int fum ( void );

      and NOT as in:

	int fum ();

      The latter means the number and types of the
      arguments are UNKNOWN.