Re: lnk2001 errors template function definition.
On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:39:46 -0000, "cablepuff@gmail.com"
<cablepuff@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi i have a function definition like this in the main file.
template <class T>
T randomfunc(const T& X, const T& N, const T& C)
{
return ((X*X)+C)%N;
}
When i invoke randomfunc<int>(5, 20, 6);
I get the error
primeMain.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "class
BAAB::T __cdecl randomfunc(class BAAB::T const &,class BAAB::T const
&,class BAAB::T const &)" (?randomfunc@@YA?AVT@BAAB@@ABV1BAAB@@00@Z)
Whats the problem and how do i fix it?
It looks like some other file is using the template specialization
mentioned in the error message, but the linker can't find the object code
for it. This can happen if you've merely declared the template in whatever
file is using the specialization. In general, VC requires the template
definition to be visible everywhere the template is used, so move the
definition into an appropriate header file and #include it in every file
that uses the template.
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Doug Harrison
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