A min= idiom in C++?

Question

We use

x += y

instead of

x = x + y

And similarly for *,/,- and other operators. Well, what about

Answer 1

No, it is not possible to create new custom operators.

You have a few available solutions though:

llama_min_age = std::min(x, y);
llama_min_age = (x < y ? x : y);

Or even a macro if you want to:

#define MIN(x, y) ((x) < (y) ? (x) : (y))

About the macro: it can lead to vicious bug, so I would prefer to use one of the first two solutions.