C ++，函数重载问题

Question

I am having a trouble in this example.Whenever I send any arguments,it gives compiler error:

prog.cpp: In function ‘int main()’:
prog.cpp:11: error: call of overloaded ‘add(std::basic_istream<char, std::char_traits<char> >&, std::basic_istream<char, std::char_traits<char> >&)’ is ambiguous
prog.cpp:4: note: candidates are: int add(int, int) <near match>
prog.cpp:6: note:                 char add(char, char) <near match>

I personally think that this error should occur when I am sending the arguments as int's or char's but when I send float arguments,the error still remains.Please help.Thanks

/*Function Overloading*/
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int add(int a,int b);
float add(float a,float b);
char add(char a,char b);
int main()
{
float a,b;
  cout<<"Enter Two numbers to add them"<<'\n';
  add(cin>>a,cin>>b);
  return 0;
}
int add(int a,int b)
{
//cin>>a,b;
return a+b;
}
float add(float a,float b)
{
//cin>>a,b;
return a+b;
}
char add(char a,char b)
{
//cin>>a,b;
return a+b;
}

Answer 1

cin >> x returns cin , not x . Try

cin >> a >> b;
add(a, b);

Also syntax like cin >> a, b is invalid, use >> multiple times.

Answer 2

Instead of

add(cin>>a,cin>>b);

write

cin>>a;cin>>b;
add(a,b);

The stream read operation returns the stream, not the value read.