From -4890260771492179903 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,192ecde534e0a369 X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public From: Shashaanka Subject: Re: template members in non-template classes? Date: 1995/06/06 Message-ID: <3r0k1p$jh9@news.wwa.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 103925189 references: <3qq7vi$esg@vishnu.jussieu.fr> <3qskvh$b7r@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM> to: stephan.clamage@eng.sun.com content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: WorldWide Access - Chicagoland Internet Services mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: comp.std.c++ x-mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (Windows; I; 16bit) >In D&E, Stroustrup discusses template members >using such an example (Shape class). The example >uses a virtual template member. I take it from >the WP that virtual template members are not allowed. Correct. The compiler can't know when compiling the definition what different instantiations of a virtual funciton there will eventually be. >But are template members in non-template classes allowed ? >Yes. But I don't know of any compilers that support it yet. The Draft ANSI grammar doesn't seem to support it. -- ************************************************************ * Shashaanka * * * * 1134 Johnson Drive # 3317 * * Buffalogrove IL 60089 * * Tel: (708) 541 2726 * * E Mail: shashank@sashimi.wwa.com * ************************************************************