Recursive templates

[andreyvul]

I have a template function like this:
std::vector<std ::pair<Square<T >, Triangle<T *
recarrow(T a, T b, int n) {
/* ... */
}

template <class T>
struct Square {
/* ... */
};
template <class T>
struct Triangle {
/* ... */
};

Now, g++ has problems recursively creating the std::vector from
Square<T>.
Are recursive templates part of C++98 (or even C++0x) or is g++ just
non-compliant?

[Barry]

Re: Recursive templates

On 11ÔÂ4ÈÕ, ÏÂÎç11ʱ04·Ö, andreyvul <andrey....@gma il.comwrote:

I have a template function like this:
std::vector<std ::pair<Square<T >, Triangle<T *
recarrow(T a, T b, int n) {
/* ... */
>
}
>
template <class T>
struct Square {
/* ... */};
>
template <class T>
struct Triangle {
/* ... */
>
};
>
Now, g++ has problems recursively creating the std::vector from
Square<T>.
Are recursive templates part of C++98 (or even C++0x) or is g++ just
non-compliant?

You need to forward declaring the two template class before you used
them in the function definition(or even declaration) of "recarrow"

template <class T>
struct Square;

template <class T>
struct Triangle;

And don't foget "template <class T>" for recarrow.

HTH

--
Best Regards
Barry

[andreyvul]

Re: Recursive templates

On Nov 4, 10:12 am, Barry <dhb2...@gmail. comwrote:

On 11ÔÂ4ÈÕ, ÏÂÎç11ʱ04·Ö, andreyvul <andrey....@gma il.comwrote:
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>
>

I have a template function like this:
std::vector<std ::pair<Square<T >, Triangle<T *
recarrow(T a, T b, int n) {
/* ... */

>

}

>

template <class T>
struct Square {
/* ... */};

>

template <class T>
struct Triangle {
/* ... */

>

};

>

Now, g++ has problems recursively creating the std::vector from
Square<T>.
Are recursive templates part of C++98 (or even C++0x) or is g++ just
non-compliant?

>
You need to forward declaring the two template class before you used
them in the function definition(or even declaration) of "recarrow"
>
template <class T>
struct Square;
>
template <class T>
struct Triangle;
>
And don't foget "template <class T>" for recarrow.
>

So why must I forward-declare the definition instead of the body?
Is this similar to C's
typedef struct A {
B b;
} A;
typedef struct B {
A a;
} B;
?

The actual code was:
template <class Tstruct Square {}
template <class Tstruct Triangle {}
std::vector<std ::pair<Square<T >, Triangle<T *
recarrow(T a, T b, int n) {}

Why must the template class be forward-declared still?

[Hendrik Schober]

Re: Recursive templates

andreyvul wrote:

[...]
The actual code was:
template <class Tstruct Square {}
template <class Tstruct Triangle {}
std::vector<std ::pair<Square<T >, Triangle<T *
recarrow(T a, T b, int n) {}
>
Why must the template class be forward-declared still?

It doesn't have to be forward-declared.
After I fixed your code it looks like this:
#include <vector>
#include <utility>

template <class Tstruct Square {};
template <class Tstruct Triangle {};

template <class T>
std::vector<std ::pair<Square<T >, Triangle<T *
recarrow(T a, T b, int n) {return NULL;}
This compiles just fine.

If you still have problems in your real code, you might
consider doing as the FAQ asks you to: Get your problem
down to a small program with as few lines as possible
which still exhibits your problem and post this here.
Then we have something to look at, instead of blindly
guessing what your real code might look like.

Schobi

[Barry]

Re: Recursive templates

On 11ÔÂ4ÈÕ, ÏÂÎç11ʱ16·Ö, andreyvul <andrey....@gma il.comwrote:

On Nov 4, 10:12 am, Barry <dhb2...@gmail. comwrote:
>

On 11ÔÂ4ÈÕ, ÏÂÎç11ʱ04·Ö, andreyvul <andrey....@gma il.comwrote:

>

I have a template function like this:
std::vector<std ::pair<Square<T >, Triangle<T *
recarrow(T a, T b, int n) {
/* ... */

>

}

>

template <class T>
struct Square {
/* ... */};

>

template <class T>
struct Triangle {
/* ... */

>

};

>

Now, g++ has problems recursively creating the std::vector from
Square<T>.
Are recursive templates part of C++98 (or even C++0x) or is g++ just
non-compliant?

>

You need to forward declaring the two template class before you used
them in the function definition(or even declaration) of "recarrow"

>

template <class T>
struct Square;

>

template <class T>
struct Triangle;

>

And don't foget "template <class T>" for recarrow.

>
So why must I forward-declare the definition instead of the body?
Is this similar to C's
typedef struct A {
B b;} A;
>
typedef struct B {
A a;} B;
>
?
>
The actual code was:
template <class Tstruct Square {}
template <class Tstruct Triangle {}
std::vector<std ::pair<Square<T >, Triangle<T *
recarrow(T a, T b, int n) {}
>
Why must the template class be forward-declared still?

You don't have to if you define "Square" and "Triangle" before the
template
function "recarrow". And don't forget "template <class T>" before
recarrow again.

But from the title of your post -- "Recursive" , I wildly guesses that
you
want things that way.

--
Best Regards
Barry