• Edward Diener (8/8) Apr 12 2008 In the documentation I read:
• Robert Fraser (2/14) Apr 12 2008 Try it.
• Edward Diener (4/19) Apr 12 2008 It compiles without error. Then I tried instantiating a template

Edward Diener <eddielee_no_spam_here tropicsoft.com> writes:

In the documentation I read:

"If multiple templates with the same TemplateIdentifier are declared, 
they are distinct if they have a
different number of arguments or are differently specialized."

What happens if they are not distinct ? Is it a compiler error ?

template MyTemplate(T,U) { T a; U b;}
template MyTemplate(A,B) { A * a; B * b;}

Is this an error ?

Robert Fraser <fraserofthenight gmail.com> writes:

Edward Diener wrote:
 In the documentation I read:
 
 "If multiple templates with the same TemplateIdentifier are declared, 
 they are distinct if they have a
 different number of arguments or are differently specialized."
 
 What happens if they are not distinct ? Is it a compiler error ?
 
 template MyTemplate(T,U) { T a; U b;}
 template MyTemplate(A,B) { A * a; B * b;}
 
 Is this an error ?

Try it.

Edward Diener <eddielee_no_spam_here tropicsoft.com> writes:

Robert Fraser wrote:
 Edward Diener wrote:
 In the documentation I read:

 "If multiple templates with the same TemplateIdentifier are declared, 
 they are distinct if they have a
 different number of arguments or are differently specialized."

 What happens if they are not distinct ? Is it a compiler error ?

 template MyTemplate(T,U) { T a; U b;}
 template MyTemplate(A,B) { A * a; B * b;}

 Is this an error ?

 
 Try it.

It compiles without error. Then I tried instantiating a template 
instance using the template identifier and recieved an error. Makes 
sense. Sorry for the noise.