Re: Problem with templates and iterators

From:
"Salt_Peter" <pj_hern@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++.moderated
Date:
18 Nov 2006 02:30:55 -0500
Message-ID:
<1163820468.359680.119080@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>
Bart Decuypere wrote:

Hi,

can you help me out with the question why the construct in main.cpp does
compile and the one in CTest.h does not (sources below).

error from g++ on windows/MinGW:

In file included from ../main.cpp:1:

.../CTest.h: In function `std::istream& operator>>(std::istream&, const
CTest<T>&)':

.../CTest.h:26: error: expected `;' before "it"

main.cpp
----------

#include "CTest.h"

#include <vector>

using std::vector;

int main(int argc, char **argv) {

vector<vector<int> > metType;


here, std::vector is *not* a dependant type.

//compiles OK

vector<vector<int> >::iterator it=metType.begin();

}

CTest.h
---------

#ifndef CTEST_H_

#define CTEST_H_

#include <iostream>

#include <vector>

#include <iterator>

using std::istream;

using std::vector;

template <class T>

class CTest

{

template<T>


You are declaring a friend with the same template parameter as the
CTest class.
Either
a) you remove the above template< T > and implemet the friend function
here.
b) or change typename T to something that won't clash with the Class's
template parameter.

friend istream& operator>>(istream& in, const CTest<T>& test);

};

template <class T>

istream& operator>>(istream& in, const CTest<T>& test)


That does not match the signature given above.

{

vector<vector<T> > rows;


The std::vector is a dependant type.
It depends on the template parameter provided.

typedef typename std::vector< std::vector< T > > V2Type;
V2Type rows;
the same goes for iterator. It too is a dependant type.

//does not compile

vector<vector<T> >::iterator it=rows.begin();

return in;

}

#endif /*CTEST_H_*/


#include <iostream>
#include <vector>

template < typename T >
class Test
{

  template< typename P >
  friend std::istream&
  operator>>(std::istream& in, const Test< P >& r_test);
};

template < typename P >
std::istream&
operator>>(std::istream& in, const Test< P >& r_test)
{
  typedef typename std::vector< P > VColsType;
  typedef typename std::vector< std::vector< P > > VRowsType;
  typedef typename VRowsType::iterator VRIter;
  VRowsType rows;
  VRIter it = rows.begin(); // r_test.rows.begin()
  return in;
}

int main()
{
  Test< double > test;
}

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