Re: Referencing inherited template
Igor R. wrote:
Hello,
What is the correct, portable way to do the following:
template<template<class> class Derived, class T> class Base
{
Base(int i)
{}
This is a private c-tor. Make it public or protected to prevent access
error below.
};
template<typename T> class Derived : public Base<Derived, T>
{
public:
Derived(int i) : Base<Derived, T>(i) // doesn't compile with gcc 4.2
Try
Derived(int i) : Base< ::Derived, T>(i)
after making 'Base' accessible.
{}
};
Compiler error is:
error: type/value mismatch at argument 1 in template parameter list
for 'template<template<class> class Derived, class T> class Base'
expected a class template, got 'Derived<T>'
It's a bit tricky. "Derived" (naked) resolves to the type name (the
instantiation of the template), not the template name itself, inside
that template. The name resolution should take it "outside" and prevent
picking the instance name... At least it seems to work for Comeau.
V
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