Re: Problem with template overloading

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From: brian (b.c.) white
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 18:43

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>>Is it allowed to overload template names based on their parameters
>>in the same way that functions can be overloaded?
>
>No, that is not allowed. You cannot have more than one template
>with the same name in the same scope.

Is there a specific reason for this?

                                        Brian
                                 ( bcwhite@bnr.ca )

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From: "brian (b.c.) white" <bcwhite@bnr.ca>
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Subject: Re: Problem with template overloading
Date: 20 Feb 1996 10:43:16 PST
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