Re: I would appreciate some help with template overloading

From:
"PAUL BAKER" <pabind@ameritech.net>
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Date:
Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:45:36 -0500
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I'm updating a program I wrote 10 years ago to carve tire models on a 5 =
axis machine from 2d geometry. I haven't worked with C/C++ for 10 years =
and my books equally outdated. Are there any books in particular that =
you recomend. I did change the syntax as you recomended and am waiting =
for my visual studio 2005 to arrive.

I forgot to past:

template< class T> class ptr_array;

prior to

typedef class ptr_array< char>* char_ptr_array_ptr;

at the top of headerfile.hpp.

--
Paul Baker
pabind@ameritech.net
"Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]" =
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"PAUL BAKER" <pabind@ameritech.net> wrote in message
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I am trying to compile a program that compiled an ran under
Watcom 11c but gives me an overloaded operator error under
Visual Studio 6.0
Any help would be greatly appreciated
I gave an abbreviated version of the class.
Please let me know if anything else is needed to resolve.


If the header snippet you posted is an accurate representation of the =
actual
code, you have an order problem - the definition of the ptr_array =
template
must com before the typedefs that make use of it.

Your code is making use of pre-standard (8+ years out of date) syntax =
for
defining template specializations. You apparently left out too much =
code in
making your sample, as several functions referenced by the code you =
posted
are not included.

Can you move to a more recent version of VC? VC6 is going on 10 years =
old,
is unsupported, and has many warts where templates are concerned.

Here's a revised version of your code that's standard C++ compliant. I
don't know if VC6 will coimpile it - I haven't run VC6 for at least 3 =
years.

template< class T>
class ptr_array {
    private:
        T** member;
        int count;
    public:
        int append( T t_member);
        int append( char* str);

        ptr_array(T*);
        ptr_array(char*);
};

typedef ptr_array< char>* char_ptr_array_ptr;
typedef ptr_array< int>* int_ptr_array_ptr;
typedef ptr_array< double>* dbl_ptr_array_ptr;

template< class T>
ptr_array< T> :: ptr_array( T* t_member)
{
    append( t_member);
}

template<>
ptr_array< int> :: ptr_array( char* str)
{
    int t_member = atoi( str);
    append( t_member);
}

template<>
ptr_array< double> :: ptr_array( char* str)
{
    double t_member = atof( str);
    append( t_member);
}

-cd

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'm updating a program I wrote 10 years ago to =
carve tire
models on a 5 axis machine from 2d&nbsp; geometry. I haven't worked with =

C/C++&nbsp;for 10&nbsp;years and my books equally outdated.&nbsp;Are =
there
any&nbsp; books in particular&nbsp;that you recomend. I did change the =
syntax as
you recomended and am waiting for&nbsp;my visual studio 2005 to arrive.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I forgot to&nbsp;past:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><EM>template&lt; class T&gt; class
ptr_array;</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT><FONT face=Arial></FONT><FONT
face=Arial></FONT><FONT face=Arial></FONT><FONT =
face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>prior to </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><EM>typedef class ptr_array&lt;&nbsp; =
char&gt;*&nbsp;
char_ptr_array_ptr;</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>at the top of headerfile.hpp.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT><BR>-- <BR>Paul Baker<BR><A
href="mailto:pabind@ameritech.net">pabind@ameritech.net</A></DIV>
<DIV>"Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]" &lt;<A
href="mailto:cpdaniel_remove_this_and_nospam@mvps.org.nospam">cpdaniel_=
remove_this_and_nospam@mvps.org.nospam</A>&gt;
wrote in message <A
href="news:%235LZVhzBHHA.4680@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl">news:%235LZVhzBHHA.=
4680@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl</A>...</DIV>"PAUL
BAKER" &lt;<A =
href="mailto:pabind@ameritech.net">pabind@ameritech.net</A>&gt;
wrote in message <BR><A
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K2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl</A>...<BR>&gt;
I am trying to compile a program that compiled an ran under<BR>&gt; =
Watcom 11c
but gives me an overloaded operator error under<BR>&gt; Visual Studio
6.0<BR>&gt; Any help would be greatly appreciated<BR>&gt; I gave an =
abbreviated
version of the class.<BR>&gt; Please let me know if anything else is =
needed to
resolve.<BR><BR>If the header snippet you posted is an accurate =
representation
of the actual <BR>code, you have an order problem - the definition of =
the
ptr_array template <BR>must com before the typedefs that make use of
it.<BR><BR>Your code is making use of pre-standard (8+ years out of =
date) syntax
for <BR>defining template specializations.&nbsp; You apparently left out =
too
much code in <BR>making your sample, as several functions referenced by =
the code
you posted <BR>are not included.<BR><BR>Can you move to a more recent =
version of
VC?&nbsp; VC6 is going on 10 years old, <BR>is unsupported, and has many =
warts
where templates are concerned.<BR><BR>Here's a revised version of your =
code
that's standard C++ compliant.&nbsp; I <BR>don't know if VC6 will =
coimpile it -
I haven't run VC6 for at least 3 years.<BR><BR>template&lt; class =
T&gt;<BR>class
ptr_array {<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
private:<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
T**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
member;<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
int&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
count;<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
public:<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; int append(
T&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
t_member);<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; int
append( char*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
str);<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ptr_array(T*);<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ptr_array(char*);<BR>};<BR><BR>typedef ptr_array&lt; =
char&gt;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
char_ptr_array_ptr;<BR>typedef ptr_array&lt; int&gt;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
int_ptr_array_ptr;<BR>typedef ptr_array&lt; =
double&gt;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
dbl_ptr_array_ptr;<BR><BR><BR><BR>template&lt; class =
T&gt;<BR>ptr_array&lt;
T&gt; :: ptr_array( T*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
t_member)<BR>{<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
append( t_member);<BR>}<BR><BR>template&lt;&gt;<BR>ptr_array&lt; int&gt; =
::
ptr_array( char*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; str)<BR>{<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; int =
t_member
= atoi( str);<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; append(
t_member);<BR>}<BR><BR>template&lt;&gt;<BR>ptr_array&lt; double&gt; ::
ptr_array( char*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; str)<BR>{<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
double
t_member = atof( str);<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; append(
t_member);<BR>}<BR><BR><BR>-cd<BR><BR></BODY></HTML>

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