template< class T, int n = sizeof( T ) >
// Error: size of T is not known
struct A {
    static const int val = n;
};

int main()
{
    A<int> a;

    return 0;
}


bye, Christof

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/* reverse some code => internal error  */
struct A { static const int val = n; };
template< class T, int n = sizeof( T ) >

int main()
{
A<int> a;
return 0;
}

/* output */
C:\workdmc>dmc -WA template.cpp
struct A { static const int val = n; };
^
template.cpp(1) : Error: undefined identifier 'n'
template< class T, int n = sizeof( T ) >
^
template.cpp(2) : Error: size of T is not known
Internal error: template 1865
--- errorlevel 1

In article <cd6sef$2enl$3@digitaldaemon.com>, Christof Meerwald says...
>
>template< class T, int n = sizeof( T ) >
>// Error: size of T is not known
>struct A {
>    static const int val = n;
>};
>
>int main()
>{
>    A<int> a;
>
>    return 0;
>}
>
>
>bye, Christof
>
>-- 
>http://cmeerw.org                                 JID: cmeerw@jabber.at mailto cmeerw at web.de
>
>...and what have you contributed to the Net?