Template class partial specialisation

[Adrian Hawryluk]

I have a template class that takes multiple parameters, most of which
are optional.

99.8% of the body is the same though use of typedefing. Is there a way
of not having copy code the body of the class? The only two ways I've
thought of is using a define for the body, or using a separate file
which I use to include (or include the same file and use #if/#endif to
paste the body in.

I'm not sure if either is appropriate. Any comments?


Adrian
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[Victor Bazarov]

I have a template class that takes multiple parameters, most of which
are optional.

99.8% of the body is the same though use of typedefing. Is there a
way of not having copy code the body of the class? The only two ways
I've thought of is using a define for the body, or using a separate
file which I use to include (or include the same file and use
#if/#endif to paste the body in.

I'm not sure if either is appropriate. Any comments?

Have you tried inheritance?

template<class NEEDED> class MyTemplate
{
// plenty of stuff
};

template<class NEEDED, class OPTIONAL1, int OPTIONAL2>
class MyTemplate<NEEDED,OPTIONAL1,OPTIONAL2>
: public MyTemplate<NEEDED>
{
// whatever
};

Just a thought...

V

 

[Adrian Hawryluk]

Have you tried inheritance?

template<class NEEDED> class MyTemplate
{
// plenty of stuff
};

template<class NEEDED, class OPTIONAL1, int OPTIONAL2>
class MyTemplate<NEEDED,OPTIONAL1,OPTIONAL2>
: public MyTemplate<NEEDED>
{
// whatever
};

Just a thought...

Thanks. It took a lot of thinking about but I'm *a lot* closer now.
I'm only down to a few constructor deferrals. Not a perfect solution,
but no solution ever is, and I think it is the closest that I can get.

Thanks for the suggestion.


Adrian
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