Re: Problem with template overloading

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2 total messages Started by brian (b.c.) white Tue, 20 Feb 1996 18:43

#3385

Author: 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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Re: Problem with template overloading

#3355

Author: Steve Clamage
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 21:13

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In article dhs@bcarh8ab.bnr.ca, "brian (b.c.) white" <bcwhite@bnr.ca> writes:
>>>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?

Yes. Only in special cases would you not have insurmountable ambiguities.
Just as type names must be unique in one scope, so must template names.

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