template classes: inheritance problem

From:
"vl106" <vl106@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++.moderated
Date:
Thu, 5 Feb 2009 02:33:15 CST
Message-ID:
<6uu4r9Fhbp23U1@mid.uni-berlin.de>
I have a problem with template classes and inheritance. Template class
Derived
inherits from Base. I have two specialisation classes (Derived<1> and
Derived<2>)
Factory method createInstance reports error unless ": public Base" added
also.
Are specialisations really that unrelated? Also common members cannot remain
in original Derived class. That is data_ is not seen in Derived<1>. Is there
some
way around this?

#include <iostream>
class Base {
public:
     virtual void foo() = 0;
};

template<int T = 0>
class Derived : public Base {
public:
     virtual void foo() { /* default does nothing */ }
// private:
// int data_; // <== PROBLEM #2: not seen in Derived<1>
};

template<>
class Derived<1> /* : public Base */ { // <== PROBLEM #1: must be added
public:
     virtual void foo() { std::cout << "Derived<1>::foo"; }
};

template<>
class Derived<2> /* : public Base */ { // <== PROBLEM #1 must be added
public:
     virtual void foo() { std::cout << "Derived<2>::foo"; }
};
class Factory {
public:
     static Base& createInstance(int i);
};

Base& Factory::createInstance(int i) {
     // let's ignore this for a moment: returning address of local variable
or temporary
     switch(i)
     {
         case 1:
             // error C2440: 'return' : cannot convert from 'Derived<1>' to
'Base &'
             return Derived<1>();
         case 2:
             // error C2440: 'return' : cannot convert from 'Derived<1>' to
'Base &'
             return Derived<2>();
     }
     return Derived<0>();
}

void main() {
     Base& anInstance = Factory::createInstance(1);
     Base& anotherInstance = Factory::createInstance(2);
}

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