Re: help with operator%

[Greg Comeau]

In article <deX5f.3620$fc7.3306@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
Mike Wahler <mkwahler@mkwahler.net> wrote:
>
>"Greg Comeau" <comeau@panix.com> wrote in message 
>news:dj89bm$3ri$1@panix1.panix.com...
>> In article <f6D5f.1445$mV4.1167@dukeread02>, GB  <gb@invalid.invalid> 
>> wrote:
>>>Al-Burak wrote:
>>>>       protected: float amount;
>>>:
>>>>    return tmp = lhs.amount % rhs.amount;
>>>:
>>>> What am I doing wrong?
>>>
>>>You are attempting to use the '%' operator on floats. The operator can
>>>be used only on integral types.
>>
>> ... and enum's.
>
>Is not 'enum' an integral type?

Not in C++, but can be _promoted_ to one.
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