template typedef

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From: J. Karl Armstrong
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 1996 00:11

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Is there any reason why template typedefs are not allowed? Something like:

template <class T>
typedef T *GeneralPointer;

GeneralPointer<int> iptr;

Trivial example, I know, but there are reasons I would like this.

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From: jonathan.k.armstrong@cdev.com (J. Karl Armstrong)
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Date: 16 Feb 1996 16:11:04 PST
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