Re: Dependent type problem
On 25 nov, 13:01, Kaba <n...@here.com> wrote:
Hi,
GCC 4.4.5 gives compilation errors with the following code:
template <typename T>
class A {public: typedef int C;};
template <typename T>
class B: public A<T>
{
public:
using typename A<T>::C;
C operator[](int i) const { return 0; }
};
int main()
{
B<int> b;
b[2];
return 0;
}
The compilation gives:
test.cpp:9: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of ?C? with no type
test.cpp:9: error: expected ?;? before ?operator?
test.cpp:10: error: expected ?;? before ?}? token
test.cpp: In function ?int main()?:
test.cpp:15: error: no match for ?operator[]? in ?b[2]?
In contrast, Visual Studio 2008 and Comeau C++ compile this without
errors in strict modes.
Can you see any problems here, or is it a bug in GCC?
Comeau seems to be happy with your code.
I am not familiar with C++0x but from =A77.3.3 of n3126, I am not sure
using-declarations apply to types.
The usual idiom is rather to use a typedef:
typedef typename A<T>::C C;
--
Michael
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"Yes, of course," said his mother.
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