= operator uses new Swap function and added + operator

main.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include<iostream>
 #include "matrices.h"
 // using namespace std;
 
@@ -6,13 +5,15 @@ int main()
 {
     srand(time(0));
 
-    Matrix a(3,1);
+    Matrix a(3,2);
     a.Randomize();
-
     Matrix b = a;
 
     a.Print("A");
     b.Print("B");
 
+    Matrix result = a + &b;
+    result.Print("A + B");
+
     return 0;
 }

matrices.h

@@ -14,33 +14,39 @@ class Matrix{
 
         inline void Set(float);
 
+        inline Matrix Swap(const Matrix*);
+
         inline void Multiply(float);
-        inline Matrix Multiply(Matrix*);
+        inline Matrix Multiply(const Matrix*);
 
-        inline void Hadamard(Matrix*);
+        inline void Hadamard(const Matrix*);
 
-        inline void Add(float);
-        inline void Add(Matrix*);
+        inline Matrix Add(float);
+        inline Matrix Add(const Matrix*);
 
         inline void Substract(float);
-        inline void Substract(Matrix*);
+        inline void Substract(const Matrix*);
 
         inline void Print(std::string_view);
 
-        inline void Transpose();
+        inline Matrix Transpose();
 
         // --- Operators
         // Assign
         inline Matrix operator=(const Matrix*);
+        inline Matrix operator+(const Matrix*);
 
         // Constructors
         inline Matrix(int, int);
-        inline Matrix(Matrix*);
+        inline Matrix(const Matrix*);
 };
 
 Matrix Matrix::operator=(const Matrix* other){
-    this->values = other->values;
-    return *this;
+    return this->Swap(other);
+}
+
+Matrix Matrix::operator+(const Matrix* other){
+    return this->Add(other);
 }
 
 // Constructs a zero matrix
@@ -54,11 +60,16 @@ Matrix::Matrix(int rows, int cols){
     }
 }
 
-Matrix::Matrix(Matrix* other){
+Matrix::Matrix(const Matrix* other){
     this->values = other->values;
 }
 
-void Matrix::Hadamard(Matrix* other){
+Matrix Matrix::Swap(const Matrix* other){
+    this->values = other->values;
+    return *this;
+}
+
+void Matrix::Hadamard(const Matrix* other){
     // Matrices need to be the same size
     assertm(this->values.size() == other->values.size() && 
         this->values[0].size() == other->values[0].size(),
@@ -71,7 +82,7 @@ void Matrix::Hadamard(Matrix* other){
 }
 
 // Multiply 2 matrices (AxB = this x other)
-Matrix Matrix::Multiply(Matrix* other){
+Matrix Matrix::Multiply(const Matrix* other){
     // Matrices need to be of right size
     assertm(this->values[0].size() == other->values.size(),"Wrong matrix size");
 
@@ -91,20 +102,23 @@ Matrix Matrix::Multiply(Matrix* other){
 }
 
 // Add 2 matrices
-void Matrix::Add(Matrix* other){
+Matrix Matrix::Add(const Matrix* other){
     // Matrices need to be the same size
     assertm(this->values.size() == other->values.size() && 
         this->values[0].size() == other->values[0].size(),
         "Wrong matrix size");
-    for(int m = 0; m < this->values.size(); m++){
-        for(int n = 0; n < this->values[m].size(); n++){
-            this->values[m][n] += other->values[m][n];
+
+    Matrix result = this;
+    for(int m = 0; m < result.values.size(); m++){
+        for(int n = 0; n < result.values[m].size(); n++){
+            result.values[m][n] += other->values[m][n];
         }
     }
+    return result;
 }
 
 // Substract 2 matrices
-void Matrix::Substract(Matrix* other){
+void Matrix::Substract(const Matrix* other){
     // Matrices need to be the same size
     assertm(this->values.size() == other->values.size() && 
         this->values[0].size() == other->values[0].size(),
@@ -129,12 +143,14 @@ void Matrix::Print(std::string_view titre){
 }
 
 // Add a constant value to every matrix case
-void Matrix::Add(float value){
-    for(int m = 0; m < this->values.size(); m++){
-        for(int n = 0; n < this->values[m].size(); n++){
-            this->values[m][n] += value;
+Matrix Matrix::Add(float value){
+    Matrix result = this;
+    for(int m = 0; m < result.values.size(); m++){
+        for(int n = 0; n < result.values[m].size(); n++){
+            result.values[m][n] += value;
         }
     }
+    return result;
 }
 
 // Substract a constant value to every matrix case
@@ -162,18 +178,17 @@ void Matrix::Set(float value){
 }
 
 // Transpose a matrix
-void Matrix::Transpose(){
-    std::vector<std::vector<float>> buffer = this->values;
-    this->values = {};
+Matrix Matrix::Transpose(){
+    // Transposed matrix size is inverted
+    Matrix result(this->values[0].size(), this->values.size());
 
-    // Invert matrix size
-    for(int m = 0; m < buffer[0].size(); m++){
-        std::vector<float> row = {};
-        for(int n = 0; n < buffer.size(); n++){
-            row.push_back(buffer[n][m]);
+    for(int m = 0; m < result.values.size(); m++){
+        for(int n = 0; n < result.values[m].size(); n++){
+            result.values[m][n] = this->values[n][m];
         }
-        this->values.push_back(row);
     }
+    
+    return result;
 }
 
 // Randomize a matrix from 0.0F to 10.0F