Re: nesting typename or class member

From:
"Alf P. Steinbach" <alfps@start.no>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++.moderated
Date:
Sat, 12 May 2007 12:47:16 CST
Message-ID:
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* zade:

As we know, if we want to define a dependent type in class template or
function template, we have to use typename keyword; but if you
reference a class field, it doesn't need that keyword.


Not sure what you mean by "class field". If something is a type then
'typename' is applicable, if not, then 'typename' is not applicable.

My problem is that when I use nesting typename or class member , it
compiles error in MSVC2005, but succeed in GCC3.2.4. Codes like
below:

typedef typename my_traints<typename
std::iterator_traits<TypeIterator>::value_type>::my_type::nesting_type
nesting_type;
nesting_type & v = my_traints<typename
std::iterator_traits<TypeIterator>::value_type>::my_type::nesting_value;


Please post a complete, small program that illustrates the problem.

See the FAQ item titled "How do I post a question about code that
doesn't work correctly?", currently available at <url:
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/how-to-post.html#faq-5.8>.

And please copy and paste that code (no manual typing), with tabs
converted to spaces.

Example:

    #include <iostream>
    #include <ostream>
    #include <iterator>

    struct MyType
    {
        typedef int nesting_type;
        static int nesting_value;
    };

    int MyType::nesting_value = 42;

    template< typename T >
    struct my_traints
    {
        typedef MyType my_type;
    };

    template< typename TypeIterator >
    struct Foo
    {
        typedef typename my_traints<
            typename std::iterator_traits<TypeIterator>::value_type
            >::my_type::nesting_type
        nesting_type;

        void bar()
        {
            nesting_type & v = my_traints<
                typename std::iterator_traits<TypeIterator>::value_type
                >::my_type::nesting_value;

            std::cout << v << std::endl;
        }
    };

    int main()
    {
        Foo<char*> o;
        o.bar();
    }

But it dosen't always compile error in MSVC2005. So I am very confused
about this.
Does anyone have such problems like this?


Yes.

Thanks!


You're welcome.

Hth.,

- Alf

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