templates using Dev-c++

[Good0m3n]

Hi all

Do I need to include any specific libraries when working with templates using Dev-c++ ?

When trying the below I got compiler errors stating that the int type was ambiguous

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

template<class T>
T min(const T &a, const T &b){
if (a < b)
return a;
else
return b;}

int main() {

int a(0),b(2);

cout << min(a,b);

return 0;}

[prog-bman]

try taking away the const and see what happens

[Prelude]

min is a standard library template function. Removing const from the parameters will change the function sufficiently to act as an overload and remove ambiguity, but you can have problems with temporary values and it still doesn't address the problem of invading the implementation's namespace. How about, instead of asking for every standard name under the sun with

using namespace std;

You instead just ask for what you use:

#include <iostream>

using std::cout;

template<class T>
T min(T &a, T &b){
    if (a < b)
        return a;
    else
        return b;
}

int main() {
    int a(0),b(2);

    cout << min(a,b);

    return 0;
}

Solving this problem is, after all, the whole purpose of namespaces. Or you could just use std::min:

#include <iostream>

using std::cout;
using std::min;

int main() {
    int a(0),b(2);

    cout << min(a,b);

    return 0;
}

[Good0m3n]

Thanx a bunch,

removing the const worked.

Ill aslo keep in mind using std::cout.

Regards
G