[C++-sig] Wrapping operator=

[James Gunn]

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Hi,
 
I'm trying to wrap a very simple class (see below) that has operator= but I
can't seem to get it right. Can anyone help please?
 
class Msg
{    
public:
   Msg() : m_msg() {}
   ~Msg() {}
 
   Msg& operator= (const std::string& msg)
   {
       m_msg = msg;
       return *this;
   }
 
   std::string Get() const { return m_msg; }
        
        void Set( const std::string& msg ) { m_msg = msg; }
 
private:
    std::string m_msg;
};
 
I want to be able to allow users to work with the Msg class (from Python) as
follows:
msg = "Hello World"
 
However, at the moment I've had to use add_property to wrap Get & Set which
means users then have to do the following:
msg.value = "Hello World"
 
Anyone got any ideas of how I can do this? 
 
Thanks in advance.
 
James Gunn
Software Developer
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