Thread: Templates for member functions

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    Templates for member functions

    Hello,
    Can i make only one member function of a class generic using templates.
    Code:
       class A
       {
          int member;
          
        void func1()
        {
    
         }
      
         template<class T>
    
       void func2(T& obj);
      
        };
    
     template<class T>
      void A:: func2(T& obj)
      {
         obj.val=0;
     }

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    Yes. There are some conditions on being allowed to do that (eg such a function cannot be virtual, IIRC).

    In your example, you might also want to use a predicate to ensure that type T has a member named val that can be set to zero, rather than just waiting until you use A::func2() on an object of arbitrary type. I'll leave researching that suggestion as a learning exercise.....

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