Re: template iterator
On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:26:12 -0800 (PST), bob@coolgroups.com wrote:
Why doesn't this compile in VS 2005?
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
template < typename ty >
class MyTemplateClass
{
vector<ty> a;
vector<ty>::iterator b;
};
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
MyTemplateClass<int> test;
return 0;
}
The "iterator" in vector<ty>::iterator depends on a template parameter and
is thus said to be a "dependent type". You have to tell the compiler that
"iterator" really is a type as opposed to a non-type member of vector<ty>.
You do this with the typename keyword:
typename vector<ty>::iterator b;
This is required because vector<ty> could be specialized at the point of
instantiation of MyTemplateClass<ty>, such that iterator could be a type or
non-type, irrespective of its definition in the primary vector template. By
default, the compiler assumes it's a non-type, and using the typename
keyword overrides this default.
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