on Fri Apr 06 2012, Mathias Gaunard <mathias.gaunard-AT-ens-lyon.org> wrote:
On 06/04/12 09:04, Andrzej Krzemienski wrote:
And this is the worst part: I forgot the "typename". Having to type this "typename" is really terrible and just scares off many people. If you do not mind it, it only means that you got used to it; but people should not be forced to get used to too many gotchas.
The language requires to specify whenever dependent names in template contexts are anything else than values (i.e. types or templates).
There is no substitute for learning the basics of the language. This is not a gotcha, just normal usage of templates.
While true, I agree with Andrzej that it is a shame and it would be better to smooth this sort of thing over for users. It's just a question of whether we give up too much valuable power for anyone wanting to go beyond the most basic usage by doing so. -- Dave Abrahams BoostPro Computing http://www.boostpro.com