Why can I not inherit from a class template?  I get an error saying the template can't be used as a type.

For one thing, the error message is misleading, because you can use the template class as a type - to declare a variable of that type as well as use it in the new operator.

What is the issue impeding using class templates as parent classes?

Regards,
James Dunne

"James Dunne" <james.jdunne@gmail.com> wrote in message news:desvq8$12b6$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Why can I not inherit from a class template?  I get an error saying the
> template
> can't be used as a type.
>
> For one thing, the error message is misleading, because you can use the
> template
> class as a type - to declare a variable of that type as well as use it in
> the
> new operator.
>
> What is the issue impeding using class templates as parent classes?
>
> Regards,
> James Dunne

Did you supply a template parameter? eg
 class Foo(T) {...}
 class Bar : Foo!(int) {...}
 class Baz(T) : Foo!(T) {...}

In article <det0er$133b$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Ben Hinkle says...
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>
>"James Dunne" <james.jdunne@gmail.com> wrote in message news:desvq8$12b6$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>> Why can I not inherit from a class template?  I get an error saying the
>> template
>> can't be used as a type.
>>
>> For one thing, the error message is misleading, because you can use the
>> template
>> class as a type - to declare a variable of that type as well as use it in
>> the
>> new operator.
>>
>> What is the issue impeding using class templates as parent classes?
>>
>> Regards,
>> James Dunne
>
>Did you supply a template parameter? eg
> class Foo(T) {...}
> class Bar : Foo!(int) {...}
> class Baz(T) : Foo!(T) {...}
>

Well, I'll be darned.  I swear it was breaking, which was totally weird.  But I try it again and it all works.  I must've done something weird...

I think I shall investigate further.  Perhaps I've discovered some obscure special case.

Thanks for making me check over my code, Ben!

Regards,
James Dunne