Re: Weird compile error in conjunction with templates & inheritance
On Dec 4, 9:29 am, Paavo Helde <myfirstn...@osa.pri.ee> wrote:
Student <n...@amitrader.com> wrote in news:idd041$bue$1
@speranza.aioe.org:
On 2010-12-04 09:54, Student wrote:
On 2010-12-04 09:40, Paavo Helde wrote:
Student<n...@amitrader.com> wrote in news:idcqa2$19o$1
@speranza.aioe.org:
int Size()
{
return v * k;
The base class depends on the template argument and can be different in
different specializations, so the compiler cannot be sure what v and
k really represent. Clarify with:
return this->v * this->k;
Hey, cool, thanks, this solves the problem,
although I'm not really convinced why one has to use "this" there.
Hmm... it's a nightmare to change all the code.
I think this is clearly a compiler bug.
No, it's not a bug, it's a feature ;-) Do not expect this to go away.
Not a compiler bug, but arguably a bug in the standard.
Normally there are not so many templated base classes used in the code,
why do you think you have to change "all the code"? Normally all member
variables are private, so you would not use them in derived classes
anyway. Also, it seems you are trying to mix templates with OOP and
virtual methods, this is not a very good design as they both solve
similar problems, but in different ways which may easily conflict each
other.
I can't follow you there. Templates and virtual functions are
radically different: templates provide common implementation for
different types; virtual functions provide different
implementations for common types.
At least be prepared to having some complicated and cumbersome
code if you insist on using them together.
Not at all. The mix together very well. What creates
complicated and cumbersome code is trying to use only one (which
results in using one in cases where the other is more
appropriate).
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