BP>  KK> friend ostream &operator<<(ostream&, const MathCalc&);
BP>  KK> // This function is an ostream friend and has access to
BP>  KK> // ostream functions. It returns an ostream object which
BP>  KK> // is created within the friend function
BP>  KK> ostream &operator<<(ostream &O, const MathCalc &MC)
BP>  KK> {
BP>  KK> // This function creates an ostream object. It accepts an
BP>  KK> // ostream object and a data object. It then formats the
BP>  KK> // data in the data object to an ostream format and returns
BP>  KK> // the ostream to the calling function.
BP>  KK> O << MC.iVar1 << " " << MC.cOperation << " " << MC.iVar2
BP>  KK> << " = " << MC.iResult << "\n\r" << flush;
BP>  KK> return O;
BP>  KK> }
BP>   The functions are correct but the comments aren't. The
BP>   function does _not_ create a stream. (Nor it has to).
BP>   It accepts a stream (by ref) as param and returnd that
BP>   same stream.
   In other words, it accepts a stream object and data, then
   creates the desired ostream object from the data and
   returns the ostream object. I regret that it may have been
   misleading. I thought that it was clear enough that the
   data was being formatted to create the desired object from
   the given object. I'll get damage control on it. :)
> ] When I bend my fingers backward, I hear Satanic messages....
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