Template inner class problem

From:
Wojtek Michalik <wojmichal@poczta.onet.pl>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++.moderated
Date:
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:54:58 CST
Message-ID:
<fijo7r$6vi$2@news.onet.pl>
template<typename T> class Stack {
  struct Link {
    T* data;
    Link* next;
    Link(T* dat, Link* nxt)
      : data(dat), next(nxt) {}
  }* head;
public:
  Stack() : head(0) {}
  ~Stack();
  void push(T* dat) {
    head = new Link(dat, head);
  }
  T* peek() const {
    return head ? head->data : 0;
  }
  T* pop();
  // Nested iterator class:
  class iterator; // Declaration required
  friend class iterator; // Make it a friend
  class iterator { // Now define it

    Stack::Link* p;

/* Compile error int above line
compiled with: g++ -fpermissive -c TStack2Test.cpp
error: type ???Stack<T>??? is not derived from type ???Stack<T>::iterator???
error: expected ???;??? before ???*??? token

*/

  public:
    iterator(const Stack<T>& tl) : p(tl.head) {}
    // Copy-constructor:
    iterator(const iterator& tl) : p(tl.p) {}
    // The end sentinel iterator:
    iterator() : p(0) {}
    // operator++ returns boolean indicating end:
    bool operator++() {
      if(p->next)
        p = p->next;
      else p = 0; // Indicates end of list
      return bool(p);
    }
    bool operator++(int) { return operator++(); }
    T* current() const {
      if(!p) return 0;
      return p->data;
    }
    // Pointer dereference operator:
    T* operator->() const {
      require(p != 0,
        "PStack::iterator::operator->returns 0");
      return current();
    }
    T* operator*() const { return current(); }
    // bool conversion for conditional test:
    operator bool() const { return bool(p); }
    // Comparison to test for end:
    bool operator==(const iterator&) const {
      return p == 0;
    }
    bool operator!=(const iterator&) const {
      return p != 0;
    }
  };
  iterator begin() const {
    return iterator(*this);
  }
  iterator end() const { return iterator(); }
};

template<class T> Stack<T>::~Stack() {
  while(head)
    delete pop();
}

template<typename T> T* Stack<T>::pop() {
  if(head == 0) return 0;
  T* result = head->data;
  Link* oldHead = head;
  head = head->next;
  delete oldHead;
  return result;
}

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