In C++, can you have a templated operator on a class? Like so:

class MyClass {
public:
    template<class T>
    T operator()() { /* return some T */ };
}

This actually seems to compile just fine, but the confusion comes in how one would use it:

MyClass c;
int i = c<int>(); // This doesn't work
int i = (int)c(); // Neither does this*

The fact that it compiles at all suggests to me that it's doable, I'm just at a loss for how to use it! Any suggestions, or is this method of use a non-starter?

c++ templates operator-overloading
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