Errors with a Template in C++ regarding operators - c++

Question

In my project, I am using a header file for an arrayList. During the main method, I initialize an object of type arrayList where FriendToken is another class defined in my project. However, this gives me quite a few errors while compiling arrayList.h. Apparently, I cannot use the built-in copy method and the operator == is unrecognized for an object of type FriendToken. Should I overload the == operator for FriendToken and if so, how should I do that?
Both errors are marked in the body ArrayList.h.
ArrayList.h:
#ifndef arrayList_h
#define arrayList_h
#include "linearList.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <ostream>
using namespace std;
template<class T>
class arrayList : public linearList<T>
{
public:
// constructor, copy constructor and destructor
arrayList(int initialCapacity = 10);
arrayList(const arrayList<T>&);
~arrayList() {delete [] element;}
// ADT methods
bool empty() const {return listSize == 0;}
int size() const {return listSize;}
T& get(int theIndex) const;
int indexOf(const T& theElement) const;
void erase(int theIndex);
void insert(int theIndex, const T& theElement);
void output(ostream& out) const;
void changeLength1D(T*& a, int oldLength, int newLength);
// additional method
int capacity() const {return arrayLength;}
protected:
void checkIndex(int theIndex) const;
// throw illegalIndex if theIndex invalid
T* element; // 1D array to hold list elements
int arrayLength; // capacity of the 1D array
int listSize; // number of elements in list
};
template<class T>
arrayList<T>::arrayList(int initialCapacity)
{
// Constructor.
arrayLength = initialCapacity;
element = new T[arrayLength];
listSize = 0;
}
template<class T>
arrayList<T>::arrayList(const arrayList<T>& theList)
{
// Copy constructor.
arrayLength = theList.arrayLength;
listSize = theList.listSize;
element = new T[arrayLength];
copy(theList.element, theList.element + listSize, element);
}
template<class T>
void arrayList<T>::checkIndex(int theIndex) const
{
// Verify that theIndex is between 0 and
// listSize - 1.
if (theIndex < 0 || theIndex >= listSize)
{
cout << "index = " << theIndex << " size = "
<< listSize;
}
}
template<class T>
T& arrayList<T>::get(int theIndex) const
{
// Return element whose index is theIndex.
// Throw illegalIndex exception if no such
// element.
checkIndex(theIndex);
return element[theIndex];
}
template<class T>
int arrayList<T>::indexOf(const T& theElement)const
{
// Return index of first occurrence of theElement.
// search for theElement
int theIndex = (int) (find(element, element
+ listSize, theElement) - element);
// check if theElement was found
if (theIndex == listSize)
return -1; // not found
else return theIndex;
}
template<class T>
void arrayList<T>::erase(int theIndex)
{// Delete the element whose index is theIndex.
checkIndex(theIndex);
// valid index, shift elements with higher index
//PROBLEM********************************************
copy(element + theIndex + 1, element + listSize,element + theIndex);
element[--listSize].~T(); // invoke destructor
}
template<class T>
void arrayList<T>::insert(int theIndex, const T& theElement)
{
// Insert theElement.
if (theIndex < 0 || theIndex > listSize)
{// invalid index
// code to throw an exception comes here
}
// valid index, make sure we have space
if (listSize == arrayLength)
{
// no space, double capacity
changeLength1D(element, arrayLength,
2 * arrayLength);
arrayLength *= 2;
}
// shift elements right one position
//PROBLEM***************************************
copy_backward(element + theIndex, element + listSize, element + listSize + 1);
element[theIndex] = theElement;
listSize++;
}
template<class T>
void arrayList<T>::output(ostream& out) const
{
// Put the list into the stream out.
copy(element, element + listSize, ostream_iterator<T>(out, " "));
}
template <class T>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& out, const arrayList<T>& x)
{x.output(out); return out;}
template<class T>
void changeLength1D(T*& a, int oldLength, int newLength)
{
if (newLength < 0)
throw illegalParameterValue();
T* temp = new T[newLength];
// new array
int number = min(oldLength, newLength);
// number to copy
copy(a, a + number, temp);
delete [] a;
// deallocate old memory
a = temp;
}
#endif
FriendToken.h
#ifndef FriendToken_h
#define FriendToken_h
#include <string>
using namespace std;
class FriendToken
{
private:
string birthDate, name, homeTown;
public:
FriendToken(string birthDate = "01/01", string name = "John, Smith", string homeTown = "New York");
string getBirthDate();
string getName();
string getHomeTown();
bool equals(FriendToken a);
};
#endif
FriendToken.cpp
#include "FriendToken.h"
#include <string>
using namespace std;
FriendToken::FriendToken(string birthDate, string name, string homeTown)
{
this->birthDate = birthDate;
this->name = name;
this->homeTown = homeTown;
}
string FriendToken::getBirthDate()
{
return birthDate;
}
string FriendToken:: getName()
{
return name;
}
string FriendToken::getHomeTown()
{
return homeTown;
}
bool FriendToken::equals(FriendToken a)
{
return (name == a.getName()) && (homeTown == a.getHomeTown()) && (birthDate == a.getBirthDate());
}

Answer 1

It's hard to tell without the compiler errors.
Either way, this is how you overload the operator.
template<typename T>
bool arrayList::operator== (const arrayList<T>& theList)
{
// Compare the values, and return a bool result.
}