C++ Templates: The Complete Guide

Footnotes

Chapter 1

¹ Note that in C++ a type definition defines a “type alias” rather than a new type. For example:

typedef int Length; // define Length as an alias for int int i = 42; Lengthl = 88; i = l;              // OK l = i;              // OK

Chapter 2

¹ For example, if one argument type is defined in namespace std (such as strings), according to the lookup rules of C++, both the global and the std max() template are found.

² The “one-entity-fits-all” alternative is conceivable but rare in practice. All language rules are based on the concept that different entities are generated.

³ This restriction is mainly the result of a historical glitch in the development of function templates. There are probably no technical hindrances to implementing ...