Re: Templates and const function name resolution
kanze wrote:
Dimitar wrote:
I have the following class C and the function F:
class C
{
public:
const vector<int>& GetV() const { return m_v; }
private:
vector<int>& GetV() { return m_v; }
vector<int> m_v;
};
template<class T1, class T2>
void F(const typename vector<T1>::iterator& first,
const typename vector<T1>::iterator& last)
{
for (vector<T1>::iterator it = first; it != last; ++it)
{
const vector<T2>& v = it->GetV();
}
}
....
I am wondering why the code as presented above does not
compile and how can I make it compile without introducing
const iterator?
Change the name of one of the functions. It is almost always a
bad idea for functions with the same name to have different
access rights.
I would go further and question whether declaring a private, accessor
method makes much sense in the first place. After all, any context in
which the private GetV() method could be called is also a context that
that enjoys direct access to the private m_v member variable. And if
C's implemention cannot handle its own m_v data member according to its
own specifications, then there's little chance that any other code in
the program will do any better.
Greg
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