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How do I define a nested class in a template? It seems to me that logic
could offer this:

   template <class Item>
   class List_
   {
      public:
         .
         .
         .
         class Iterator;
   };


   template <class Item>
   class List_<Item>::Iterator : public CollectionIterators_<Item>
   {
      .
      .
      .
   };

However, in Visual C++ 4.0, this produces the painfully ambiguous error
message "error C2988: unrecognizable template declaration/definition".

So, what gives? Is this an MSVC 4.0 problem, or am I use the incorrect
syntax for defining a nested class outside of the outer classes scope?

TIA,

Robert
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