Re: operator<< with template class doesn't work

From:
Wolfnoliir <wolfnoliir@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:02:26 +0200
Message-ID:
<4a9abeb2$0$15195$426a34cc@news.free.fr>
Francesco wrote:

Well, to be precise, it compiles. Your problem is that it doesn't
link. Please post sufficient, self contained code that reproduces the
same problem, so that people can copy, paste and test it to help you,
with reference to http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/how-to-post.html#faq-5.8

Cheers,
Francesco


compiled with
    g++ main.cpp -o main -W -Wall

Here is the entire code:

#include <iostream>
#include <assert.h>
#include <math.h>

#define HAS_BOLD 1

using namespace std;

template<class T> class SimpleMatrix
{
public:
    SimpleMatrix(int x, int y) : sizex(x), sizey(y)
    {
        matrix = new T[x*y];

    }
    T& at(int x, int y)
    {
        assert( x < sizex );
        assert( y < sizey );
        return &matrix[x*sizey + sizex];
    }
    void set(int x, int y, T s)
    {
        assert( x < sizex );
        assert( y < sizey );
        this.at(x, y) = s;
    }
    void set_all(T s)
    {
        int size = sizex*sizey;
        for (int i=0; i<size; i++)
        {
            matrix[i] = s;
        }
    }

private:
    T *matrix;
    int sizex;
    int sizey;
};

template<class T> class Sudoku
{
    template<class T2>
    friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, Sudoku<T2>& s);
public:
    Sudoku() : size(9)
    {
        matrix = new SimpleMatrix<T>(9,9);
        truthMatrix = new SimpleMatrix<char>(9,9);

        sqrtSize = (T)sqrt(size);
        assert( (double)sqrtSize == sqrt(size) );

        //T must be a signed type:
        assert( (T)(-1) == (int)(-1) );
        matrix->set_all(-1);
        truthMatrix->set_all(0);
    }

    T get(T x, T y)
    {
        return *matrix->at(x,y);
    }

    char is_true(T x, T y)
    {
        return *truthMatrix->at(x,y);
    }
    char set(T x, T y, T s)
    {
        assert( x < size );
        assert( y < size );

        if ( !(is_true(x, y)) )
            matrix->set(x, y, s);
        else
            return -1;
        return 0;
    }
    void set_as_true(T x, T y, T s)
    {
        matrix->set(x, y, s);
        truthMatrix->set(x, y, 1);
    }

    T get_section(T x)
    //sections go from 1 to $size
    {
        return (T)ceil( (double)x / (double)sqrtSize );
    }

    T* test_coherence(T x, T y)
    {
        //check lines and columns:
        for (T i=0; i < size; i++)
        {
            if ( matrix->at(i,y) == matrix->at(x,y) && &matrix->at(i,y) !=
&matrix->at(x,y) )
            {
                return &matrix->at(i,y);
            }
            else if ( matrix->at(x,i) == matrix->at(x,y) && &matrix->at(x,i) !=
&matrix->at(x,y) )
            {
                return &matrix->at(x,i);
            }
        }
        //check submatrix:
        T sx = get_section(x);
        T sy = get_section(y);
        T minx = (sx-1)*sqrtSize;
        T miny = (sy-1)*sqrtSize;
        T maxx = sx*sqrtSize;
        T maxy = sy*sqrtSize;
        for (T i=minx; i < maxx; i++)
        {
            for (T j=miny; j < maxy; j++)
            {
                if (matrix->at(i,j) == matrix->at(x,y) && &matrix->at(x,y) !=
&matrix->at(i,j))
                {
                    return &matrix->at(i,j);
                }
            }
        }
        return (T)(-1);
    }

private:
    SimpleMatrix<T> *matrix;
    SimpleMatrix<char> *truthMatrix;
    T size;
    T sqrtSize;

    void set_matrix(T* matrix, T c)
    {
        for (T i=0; i < size; i++)
        {
            for (T j=0; j<size; j++)
            {
                matrix->at(i,j) = c;
            }
        }
    }

};
/*
istream& operator>>(istream& is, Sudoku<T>& s)
{
    return NULL;
}
*/

template<class T>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const Sudoku<T>& s)
{
    for (char i=0; i < s.size; i++)
    {
        for (char j=0; j < s.size; j++)
        {
            if ( s.is_true(i, j) && HAS_BOLD )
            {
                os << "\033[1m" << s.get(i,j) << "\033[0m\t";
            }
            else
                os << s.matrix->at(i,j) << "\t";
        }
        os << "\n";
    }
    return os;
}

int main()
{
    Sudoku<char> s;
    //cout << s;
    operator<<(cout, s);
    return 0;
}

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