Re: template class specialization trouble

From:
Greg Herlihy <greghe@mac.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++.moderated
Date:
Wed, 9 Apr 2008 13:19:50 CST
Message-ID:
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On Apr 7, 9:13 am, Road Dog <no...@nowhere.com> wrote:

template <typename A, typename B, void (A::*MF)(B)>
class D
{
};

template <typename A, void (A::*MF)()>
class D<A, void, MF>
class D
{
};

produces:

test4.cc:17: error: invalid parameter type 'void'
test4.cc:12: error: in declaration 'template<class T, class W, void

Is there some way to specialize on 'void' here ?


Yes - use a "helper" class template. For example:

     // General helper class template
     template <class T, class P>
     struct MemberPointerHelper
     {
         typedef void (T::*type)(P);
     };

     // Partial specialization for "void" parameter
     template <class T>
     struct MemberPointerHelper<T, void>
     {
         typedef void (T::*type)();
     };

     // The "D" class template now uses MemberPointerHelper
     // to specify the member function pointer type
     // of its non-type, third template parameter

     template <class A, class B,
               typename MemberPointerHelper<A, B>::type MF>
     class D
     {
     };

     // Test class
     struct S
     {
         void f1(int i){}
         void f2(){}
     };

     int main()
     {
         D<S, int, &S::f1> d1; // OK
         D<S, void, &S::f2> d2; // OK
     }

Greg

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