From -2153885573280557095 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,94948bbb031f36b X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-09-23 07:37:47 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!skynet.be!skynet.be!kibo.news.demon.net!mutlu.news.demon.net!demon!mail2news.demon.co.uk!devnull From: francis.glassborow@ntlworld.com (Francis Glassborow) Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Subject: Re: how to define a template function with a templatized parameter Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:37:46 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Southfield Microcomputer SS Lines: 36 Approved: fjh@cs.mu.oz.au (Fergus Henderson , moderator of comp.std.c++) Message-ID: References: <3D8D2E06.9D30B9D@optech.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii;format=flowed X-Trace: mail2news.demon.co.uk 1032791866 28565 10.0.0.1 (23 Sep 2002 14:37:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:37:46 +0000 (UTC) X-Received: from mulga.cs.mu.oz.au ([128.250.1.22]) by news.demon.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.05) id 17tULI-0007Qa-00 for mail2news@news.news.demon.net; Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:37:45 +0000 X-Received: by mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU id AAA00418; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 00:37:40 +1000 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU: fjh set sender to devnull@stump.algebra.com using -f X-Path: comp-std-cpp-robomod!not-for-mail X-Robomod: STUMP, ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov) X-Delivered-To: std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu X-Reply-To: Francis Glassborow X-Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ X-User-Agent: Turnpike/6.01-U () Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.std.c++:14122 In article , Anthony Williams writes >jrowe@optech.com (john) writes: > >> Can someone tell if it is possible and if so how to declare a template >> function that has a template >> parameter that is an instance of a template class. I would like to >> create a function that would >> take a container class and a type as specified template types. Whether >> this is is efficient, good >> form, impractical or not I am not concerned. I am just interested in >> whether it can be done and >> if so how. > >template< template class C,class T> void foo(C& const); > >The args of the template template-parameter are just to specify whether the >allowed templates have type or non-type parameters, and how many --- their >names are ignored. However, in order to do it you need a compiler that handles template template parameters. -- Francis Glassborow ACCU 64 Southfield Rd Oxford OX4 1PA +44(0)1865 246490 All opinions are mine and do not represent those of any organisation --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.jamesd.demon.co.uk/csc/faq.html ]