Re: templates and virtual functions

Is it possible to have templates in a base class which are 'virtual'?

     class base {
     public:
       template <class T>
       int foo(T) {std::cout << "base class\n";};
     };
     class derived : public base {
     public:
       template <class T>
       int foo(T) {std::cout << "derived class\n";};
     };

     base *x = ...;
     x->foo(); // always calls base class method, never derived method

My compiler (gcc 4.1.2) complains about
     class base {
     public:
       template <class T>
       virtual int foo(T) {std::cout << "base class\n";};

     };
     =>
     foo.h:258: error: invalid use of 'virtual' in template declaration of
     'virtual int foo(T)'