How do I define a function in a class template?

[Tomás]

template <class T>
class Monkey {

int Eat();
};

int Monkey::Eat()
{
return 5;
}


This won't compile. In what way have I defined the function wrongly? Are
you supposed to write them like this?:

template <class T>
class Monkey {

int Eat();
};

template <class T>
int Monkey<T>::Eat()
{
return 5;
}


It seems a bit pedantic to me that you have to that...

-Tomás

 

[Tomás]

It seems a bit pedantic to me that you have to that...

Opps I read over my post there and it sounded like I was being sarcastic.

Really, I want to know how to do this properly.

I'll have to get Bjarne's book out of the library again... I used to know
all this stuff about a year ago!

Any help appreciated.

-Tomás

 

[Victor Bazarov]

Opps I read over my post there and it sounded like I was being sarcastic.

Really, I want to know how to do this properly.

I'll have to get Bjarne's book out of the library again... I used to know
all this stuff about a year ago!

You did it right. Your 'Eat' member is _private_ in your class template
'Monkey', so it cannot be used by anybody.

V

 

[osmium]

Opps I read over my post there and it sounded like I was being sarcastic.

Really, I want to know how to do this properly.

I'll have to get Bjarne's book out of the library again... I used to know
all this stuff about a year ago!

Any help appreciated.

Help doing what? You have a compiler, do you not? Why not try the second
way? If there are problems fix them.. Try adding public:. It not only
looks right, it works for me. What more do you want?