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Pure virtual templated member function

Oxyd · 2004-04-04T21:22:20

I''m trying to write this: template virtual symbol_t getSymbol (const std::string &symbol) = 0; But compiler complains: invalid use of `virtual'' in template declaration of `virtual symbol_t Insanity::IModule::getSymbol(const std::string&)'' How can I declare pure virtual templated function inside non-templated class? Oxyd --- - Unreadable code is code written on a piece of paper, but not the one, in which the programmer is using a space in the place you don''t. - Real programmers aren''t afraid of goto

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Started by Oxyd April 04, 2004 09:23 AM

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Shannon Barber

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April 04, 2004 09:20 PM

You can do C++ generic programming with the templated version.
Consider boost's lexical_cast.

You could also return a base ISymbol* and use co-variant return types in the derived classes.

[edited by - Magmai Kai Holmlor on April 4, 2004 10:22:20 PM]

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