Deriving C++ Templates

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From: Jason Morris
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 16:05

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  I have a C++ class, Matrix, and from this I derived a class, Vector, which
is simply a 1-D Matrix. The problem was that I could only have a Matrix of,
say floats, but I wanted something more flexible that could hold anything. So
I changed Matrix to be a template with the type of element given as the
template arguement. That works fine.
  However, I am now having problems in deriving Vector. Is it actually
possible to use a template as a base class? Or are parameterised types and
inheritance mechanisms mutually exlusive? 

    Jas.

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