Is it possible to overload base types in C++?

Question

Programming

Is it possible to implement base type overloading in C++?
For example overload the comparison operators < > == for char/char*.
I need this in order to conveniently work with a template tree, and not remake it under char*.

Answer 1

No. In your case, you can write your own comparator and pass it as a template parameter to your tree.
If it doesn't support custom comparators, add support, it's very useful.

Answer 2

This is definitely a bad idea. If you want to conveniently compare strings, use std::string.

Answer 3

You can overload it, but what will come of it.