Hi,
I would like to know what the standard says about the following
problems.

I have a template class which is defined in a namespace (like in the
STL) :
namespace test {
 template <class T> cont { ... }
}

I'm surprised to see that the following code does not work (VC++ 5.0) :
void main() {
 using test::cont;  // ERROR : the template needs an argument !
}

First question : is this a standard behaviour (I read the draft but
couldn't find the information) ?

Moreover, the following code doesn't compile either :
void main() {
 using test::cont<char>;  // compiles, but doesn't seem to be
taken into
account
 cont <char> myCont;  // ERROR !!!  The compiler says it has
never heard
about 'cont' !
}

Second question : is THIS a standard behaviour ?  I doubt it!

Finally, the only solutions I found were :
1) test::cont<char> myCont;   // (at least this works!)
2) using namespace test;  // ok, but this is often impossible to use
because of name clashes
3) typedef test::cont<char> ContChar;  // I don't like typedefs, but
maybe
it's the best solution in this case !

Can somebody help me out on this one, I would really appreciate ?

Thanks,
Aur   lien Geron.
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Aur=E9lien Geron<tessier.geron@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>I have a template class which is defined in a namespace (like=20
>in the STL) :
>
>namespace test {
> template <class T> cont { ... }
>}

I assume you mean:

  namespace test {
 template <class T> struct cont { ... };
  }


>I'm surprised to see that the following code does not work (VC++ 5.0) :
>void main() {
> using test::cont;  // ERROR : the template needs an argument !
>}

This is good code.  Given a correct definition of cont,=20
it is a compiler bug not to accept it.

>Moreover, the following code doesn't compile either :
>void main() {
> using test::cont<char>;=20
> cont <char> myCont;
>}

This is bad code, and the compiler should issue an error message.
That it doesn't is also a compiler bug.

--=20
Nathan Myers
ncm@nospam.cantrip.org  http://www.cantrip.org/



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