Thread: late binding with template function

hmm stuck with this problem:

i'd like to have a template function in an interface, for e.g.:

Code:

class interface {
	virtual void somefun(int)=0;
	
	template<typename T>
	/*virtual not possible*/ void anotherfun(T)/*=0*/;
}

class SomeObject : public interface{
	void somefun(int i) {
		...
	}
	
	template<typename T>
	void anotherfun(T t) {
		...
	}
}

void doSomething(Interface &i) {
	i.somefun(30);
	/*following line gives linker error*/
	i.anotherfun(23);
}

int main() {
	SomeObject so;
	doSomething( so );
}

is it impossible to create a virtual template function ? (why?)
is there another solution to this problem ?

thanks
cla

>is it impossible to create a virtual template function ? (why?)

Yes. It'd be hard for the compiler/linker to keep track of all the possible virtual functions.

>is there another solution to this problem ?

You could try templatising your class.