Thread: template with type=array?

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    template with type=array?

    I have this code:
    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    template <typename A>
    void doodle(A dod)
    {
        cout << "Size of dod is " << sizeof(dod) << "." << endl;   
    }
    
    int main()
    {
        char dod[8];
        
        doodle(dod);   
        
        cin.get();
        
        return 0;
    }
    It prints "Size of dod is 4.", the size of a pointer. I wanted the template was instantiated with type char[8], not char*. Is it possible? I am using Gcc 3

    Thanks any help

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    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    template <typename A>
    void doodle(A& dod)
    {
        cout << "Size of dod is " << sizeof(dod) << "." << endl;   
    }
    
    int main()
    {
        char dod[8];
        
        doodle(dod);   
        
        cin.get();
        
        return 0;
    }

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    Wow! Thanks so much!

    Er... could you explain it? The solution is so simple I almost feel an idiot.

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    Passing an array to a function, as in your original code, actually passes a pointer to the first element. sizeof therefore yields the size of that pointer, rather than the size of the array.

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