member template explicit qualification in VC6

[Balachandran Natarajan]

hi

On Monday, 15 December, 2003 at 10:12:43 -0600, David Hanak wrote:
 > On Sat, 13 Dec 2003, Attila Vizhanyo wrote:
 > 
 > > Consider the following C++ class definition:
 > > [...]
 > >      typedef int T;
 > >      T t= a.getT();  // return types are not used in template  parameter deduction
 > 
 > Well, I don't know how to do it officially (or if it's possible at all),
 > but there's a workaround: use a dummy argument of the same type.
 > 
 >    class A
 >    {
 >    public:
 >         template <class T> T& getT(T t);
 >    };
 > 
 > And then
 > 
 >     A a;
 >     int i = a.getT(0);
 > 
 > should do the trick.

This is called a "royal hack" in some parts of the globe :-)! What
happens if one start using ADT's defined by the application? What
happens if the data types have some of the operators private or
protected? I would as well expose an interface that works across
the board ( <shameless plug> see what we do in TAO </shameless plug>) 
instead of handling ints, doubles, ADT's, vectors<> etc. on a
case-by-case basis. 

Back to work!

Thanks
Bala