Partial Specialization Method

From:
MathStuf <MathStuf@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
6 May 2007 09:11:10 -0700
Message-ID:
<1178467870.720044.160990@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>
I have a matrix class and I would like to add a method that is only
applicable when the template type is a of another class. How can I
specialize the class to allow for the new method and hide it with any
other type?

template<class T> class Matrix
{
   public:
      Matrix();
      Matrix(Ini
&ini); // Only
applicable with MyClass
      Matrix(unsigned w, unsigned h, T &d = T());

      void ImportIni(Ini
&ini); // Only applicable
with MyClass
      void ExportIni(std::ofstream &fout, const String &val);// Only
applicable with MyClass

      void AddRow(T &d = T());
      void AddCol(T &d = T());
      bool InsertRow(unsigned pos, T &d = T());
      bool InsertCol(unsigned pos, T &d = T());
      bool DeleteRow(unsigned pos);
      bool DeleteCol(unsigned pos);

      bool Set(unsigned row, unsigned col, T &s);

      T Get(unsigned row, unsigned col);
      std::vector<T> GetRow(unsigned row);
      std::vector<T> GetCol(unsigned col);
      unsigned GetHeight();
      unsigned GetWidth();

      T operator[](Point &p);
      std::vector<T> operator[](int col);
   private:
      std::vector< std::vector<T> > matrix;
      unsigned height;
      unsigned width;
};

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