Re: namespace and global function
On Nov 17, 11:09 pm, Jayden Shui wrote:
I have a global function to clone an object.
template<class T>
T* Clone(T const& t)
{
return new T(t);
}
and I have a class A in a namespace S which needs a specialized Clone
function
namespace S {
class A
{
friend A* Clone(A const& a)
{
// do something special
return new A(a);
}
};
}
The clone function for S::A is introduced in the namespace S,
that is S::Clone.
That's not true. Clone is not injected into the namespace S. But it
can be found via ADL (argument dependent lookup).
It is not in the global scope. Is there any way to introduce
it in the global scope while still keeping the function body in the
namespace scope.
Why? Isn't ADL not enough for you? Just use "Clone" unqualified. If
you want to fall back on your global template you can do so with a
using declaration just to be safe
namespace funky {
template<class T>
class indirect_value {
T* ptr_;
public:
:::
indirect_value(indirect_value const& x)
: ptr_(0) {
using ::Clone; // to avoid hiding issues with other, unrelated
Clone functions
ptr_ = Clone(*x.ptr_); // ADL is applicable, falls back
on ::Clone
}
:::
};
}
You should understand how unqualified name lookup works.
Cheers!
SG
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