Re: problem with template specialisation

From:
"Alf P. Steinbach" <alfps@start.no>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:01:35 +0200
Message-ID:
<1399vn0ouv2mo5c@corp.supernews.com>
* Xavier Serrand:

The following code don't raise even a warning with DevC++ but with VC6 :
Compiler Error C2908 : explicit specialization; 'template' has already been
specialized from the primary template

with the following code
template <typename T> struct Elem_
{
   long x; /* coordonn?e x de l'?l?ment */
   long y; /* coordonn?e y de l'?l?ment */
   T el; /* ?l?ment d'indice <x,y> */
   /* R?solution des collisions */
   struct Elem_ * next_x; /* r?sol. pour des x de m?me indice selon h1 */
   struct Elem_ * next_y; /* r?sol. pour des y de m?me indice selon h2 */
};

template <typename T> struct TableDisp_
{
   struct Elem_<T> ** table; //Compiler Error C2908 with VC6 only (not with
DevC++ )
   long nbEntrees;
};

template <typename T> class MatrixCRS
{
 typedef struct Elem_<T> Element; //Compiler Error C2908 with VC6 only (not
with DevC++ )
 public:
    MatrixCRS() {};
   MatrixCRS(T defaultValue);
  ~MatrixCRS();
    T getDefaultElt();
 private:
    T m_default;
};


At a glance I see nothing wrong with the template stuff.

And VC6 should just be ditched, if you have that option.

However, general comments:

* it's not a good idea to reinvent std::vector (your class TableDisp_);
   just use std::vector instead.

* Class TableDisp_ lacks a copy constructor, and it needs one; just use
   std::vector instead.

* On naming issues, "get" adds no value and detracts from readability in
   C++ (consider, readability of getSin(1)*getSin(2) or
   computeSin(1)*computeSin(2) instead of just sin(1)*sin(2)), and,
   arbitrary short forms such as "Elt" are just a way to add more work
   when mispelinsg have to be corrected later on.

I can fix the problem putting all declarations in the class ... but i would
like to find a way to have structs declarations outside the class
MatrixCRS... is it possible ? is it a good idea?


There were workarounds for most things wrong with VC6, but unless you
absolutely have to support that compiler it's not a good idea to do that.

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