Thread: C++ template error I think?

I'm new to C++ but we're supposed to implement a provided template for a linked list. The error I'm getting says:

Code:

..\src\dlist.cc:3: error: expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '<' token

I get this error for my constructor methods in my .cc file. Without giving too much away, here is what my code looks like:

Code:

//Constructor
template <typename T>
Dlist<T>::Dlist()
{
	makeEmpty();
}

//Copy constructor
template <typename T>
Dlist<T>::Dlist(const Dlist &l)
{
	makeEmpty();
	copyAll(l);
}

//Destructor
template <typename T>
Dlist<T>::~Dlist()
{
	makeEmpty();
	removeAll();
}

//Equals operator
template <typename T>
Dlist<T>& Dlist<T>::operator=(const Dlist &l)
{
	if(this!=&l)
		copyAll(l);
	return *this;
}
//more methods

I'm certain that the header is correct because it was provided. I think I'm just doing something stupidly wrong.

PS. The other methods all say:

Code:

error: expected initializer before '<' token