c++c++11operator-overloadingconversion-operator

why explicit operator std::string does not work

I have a class which has a conversion operator for type std::string marked as explicit. Here is the class

class MyClass {

public:

// methods ...    

    explicit operator std::string() const {
        // convert to string ...
    }
}

Problem is when I use static_cast on a variable of type MyClass I get the error "No matching conversion for static_cast from 'MyClass' to 'std::string aka …" I seem to have the same problem when I define conversion operators for any custom type. Is the explicit modifier only defined for conversion to primitive types or is this another compiler bug.

Solution

  • Problem solved by updating to the latest version of LLVM, which fully supports all C++11 features.