Template Warnings/Errors... C4346

[Peter5897]

Hello folks,

I've had this warning (that creeps up to an error) multiple times and I thought I finally had templates ingrained in my brain so that it would never come back to haunt me again, but unfortunately it has...

Here's my class definition:

template <typename T>
class OAHashTable
{
  public:
      // Slots that will hold the key/data pairs
    struct OAHTSlot
    {
      char Key[MAX_KEYLEN]; // Key is a string
      T Data;               // Client data
      enum OAHTSlot_State {OCCUPIED, UNOCCUPIED, DELETED};
      OAHTSlot_State State;
    };


    OAHashTable(const OAHTConfig& Config);
    ~OAHashTable();

      // Insert a key/data pair into table. Throws an exception if the
      // insertion is unsuccessful.
    void insert(const char *Key, const T& Data) throw(OAHashTableException);

      // Delete an item by key. Throws an exception if the key doesn't exist.
      // Adjusts the table by moving key/data pairs, if necessary
    void remove(const char *Key) throw(OAHashTableException);

      // Find and return data. Throws an exception if the key doesn't exist. 
    T& find(const char *Key) const throw(OAHashTableException);

      // Removes all items from the table (Doesn't deallocate table)
    void clear(void);

    OAHTStats GetStats(void) const;
    const OAHTSlot *GetTable(void) const;

  private:
    // Private fields and methods
};

And here's the class function I'm having trouble with.

template <typename T>
const OAHashTable<T>::OAHTSlot* OAHashTable<T>::GetTable(void) const
{
}

There's something wrong with the the way I'm defining the function in my .cpp because Visual Studios 2005 tells me that

Warning	1	warning C4346: 'OAHashTable<T>::OAHTSlot' : dependent name is not a type
Error	2	error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '*'
Error	3	error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int

I believe the errors are a trickle down effect from the warning but I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I know it has to do with the way I'm defining the * to the struct that I'm returning but through all my mixing and matching of trying to get the definition correct I've not yet stumbled upon the correct form.

I looked through a couple template websites, searched for the C4346 warning, and now I find myself here. I hope someone can lead me in the right direction.

Thanks in advance,
-Peter

[Peter5897]

Two seconds later I remember what I'm doing wrong...

template <typename T>
const typename OAHashTable<T>::OAHTSlot* OAHashTable<T>::GetTable(void) const
{
}