error c2259 - (TEMPLATE CLASSES AND INHERITANCE)

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Thu, 4 May 2006 15:41:34 +0200

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Hello,
I get error C2259, the output is as follow:

OT_standard.cpp
d:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\uss\Eigene Dateien\Visual Studio
Projects\OSTROOT\console_runner\Pipeline\OT_standard.cpp(178) : error
C2259: 'Processor::Processor_Base': Instanz von abstrakter Klasse kann
nicht erstellt werden
        aufgrund folgender Member:
        'double Processor::Processor_Base::getTimingMS(void)': Rein
virtuelle Funktion wurde nicht definiert
        d:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\uss\Eigene Dateien\Visual Studio
Projects\OSTROOT\console_runner\Processor\Processor_Base.h(68): Siehe
Deklaration von 'Processor::Processor_Base::getTimingMS'
        'void Processor::Processor_Base::set_logging(bool)': Rein virtuelle
Funktion wurde nicht definiert
        d:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\uss\Eigene Dateien\Visual Studio
Projects\OSTROOT\console_runner\Processor\Processor_Base.h(70): Siehe
Deklaration von 'Processor::Processor_Base::set_logging'
        'bool
Processor::Processor_Base::set_Data(MultiMarkerModel::Marker_Object
*,MultiMarkerModel::Multi_Marker *,MultiCameraModel::Multi_Camera
*,Pipeline::OT_INI_File *)': Rein virtuelle Funktion wurde nicht definiert
        d:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\uss\Eigene Dateien\Visual Studio
Projects\OSTROOT\console_runner\Processor\Processor_Base.h(72): Siehe
Deklaration von 'Processor::Processor_Base::set_Data'
        'void Processor::Processor_Base::set_dependency(std::string)': Rein
virtuelle Funktion wurde nicht definiert
        d:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\uss\Eigene Dateien\Visual Studio
Projects\OSTROOT\console_runner\Processor\Processor_Base.h(77): Siehe
Deklaration von 'Processor::Processor_Base::set_dependency'
d:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\uss\Eigene Dateien\Visual Studio
Projects\OSTROOT\console_runner\Pipeline\OT_standard.cpp(178) : error
C2259: 'Processor::Processor_Base': Instanz von abstrakter Klasse kann
nicht erstellt werden
        aufgrund folgender Member:
        'double Processor::Processor_Base::getTimingMS(void)': Rein
virtuelle Funktion wurde nicht definiert
        d:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\uss\Eigene Dateien\Visual Studio
Projects\OSTROOT\console_runner\Processor\Processor_Base.h(68): Siehe
Deklaration von 'Processor::Processor_Base::getTimingMS'
        'void Processor::Processor_Base::set_logging(bool)': Rein virtuelle
Funktion wurde nicht definiert
        d:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\uss\Eigene Dateien\Visual Studio
Projects\OSTROOT\console_runner\Processor\Processor_Base.h(70): Siehe
Deklaration von 'Processor::Processor_Base::set_logging'
        'bool
Processor::Processor_Base::set_Data(MultiMarkerModel::Marker_Object
*,MultiMarkerModel::Multi_Marker *,MultiCameraModel::Multi_Camera
*,Pipeline::OT_INI_File *)': Rein virtuelle Funktion wurde nicht definiert
        d:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\uss\Eigene Dateien\Visual Studio
Projects\OSTROOT\console_runner\Processor\Processor_Base.h(72): Siehe
Deklaration von 'Processor::Processor_Base::set_Data'
        'void Processor::Processor_Base::set_dependency(std::string)': Rein
virtuelle Funktion wurde nicht definiert
        d:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\uss\Eigene Dateien\Visual Studio
Projects\OSTROOT\console_runner\Processor\Processor_Base.h(77): Siehe
Deklaration von 'Processor::Processor_Base::set_dependency'

At msdn there were following workarounds given:

- declare the pure virtuellen funktions as public (did it!)
- use scope resolution operator in derrived class (did it!).
  The example at microsoft is done with managed extensions, but there was
nothing said that this has to be done with managed extensions. At my
programm i do not use managed extensions. Are managed extensions neede for
this workaround?
- SET A COMPILER SWITCH FOR VC8 (vs 2005). Not for me i use visual studio
2003!

Here is my code:

I use a Template Class, the intention is a strategy pattern. The Template
class is derived from an Base Class, the intention is to store the
different Template classes inside an STL vector.

Base Class (Processor::Processor_Base.h):

class Processor_Base
{
public:
    Processor_Base();
    virtual ~Processor_Base();

    virtual double getTimingMS(void) = 0;

    virtual void set_logging(bool state) = 0;

    virtual bool set_Data(MultiMarkerModel::Marker_Object* all_marker_points,
                  MultiMarkerModel::Multi_Marker* all_marker_objects,
                  MultiCameraModel::Multi_Camera* all_cameras,
                  Pipeline::OT_INI_File* ot_ini_file) = 0;

    virtual void set_dependency(std::string processor_name) = 0;

    void startTimerMS(){}

    void stopTimerMS(){}

    int minRunTime;
    int maxRunTime;

    double timeElapsedMS;
private:

    int64 m_tick;
    int64 m_tick1;
    int64 m_tick2;
    double m_cpufreq;
};

Template Class (Processor::Processor_Feature_Detector.h):

template<class Feature_Detector_>
class Processor_Feature_Detector : public Processor::Processor_Base
{
public:
    bool Processor::Processor_Base::set_Data(MultiMarkerModel::Marker_Object*
all_marker_points,
                  MultiMarkerModel::Multi_Marker* all_marker_objects,
                  MultiCameraModel::Multi_Camera* all_cameras,
                  Pipeline::OT_INI_File* ot_ini_file){}

    void Processor::Processor_Base::set_dependency(std::string
processor_name){}

    const std::string get_Name(){}

    double Processor::Processor_Base::getTimingMS(void){}

    void Processor::Processor_Base::set_logging(bool state){}

private:
    Feature_Detector_ m_implementation;
    std::vector<std::string> m_dependency_vector;

};

After i created an Template object:

//PROCESSORS
Processor::Processor_Feature_Detector<Processor::Alg::Feature_Detector_OpenCV>
m_processor_feature_detector;

I want to push it to the STL vector. That's where i get the error:

Processor::Processor_Base m_processor_feature_detector_base =
static_cast<Processor::Processor_Base>( m_processor_feature_detector );
//ERROR C2259
m_pipeline->add_processor( &m_processor_feature_detector_base );

"It is not possible to create an object from the base class"

there are certain things i am not sure about (Probably the problem arises
from the design):

Is it possible to derive a Template class from an interface?

Template classes do not have a constructor/destructor. How is inheritance
working with them?

best regards,
Gerd

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