dependent-name.cpp

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    File:   dependent-name.cpp
    
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*/
 
template <typename T> struct some_class {
    int class_local;
};
 
/* In 'another_class', a plain 'class_local' is not what ISO C++ calls
   a "dependent name", because has not been declared in a way that involves
   a template parameter.  See ISO C++, [temp.dep] for the details of exactly
   what makes a type or expression dependent.
 
   Since it's not dependent, it gets looked up when the template is
   declared, not when it is instantiated.  Thus, it refers to a global
   varible named 'class_local', which doesn't exist.
 
   (There is no guarantee that some_class<T> actually contains a field
   'class_local'.  Depending on T, some_class<T> could be specialized
   later to be something completely different.)
 
   To fix this, make the expression dependent.  In this class, 'this'
   is dependent since its type depends on the template parameter T, 
   so if we use 'this' in the expression the lookup will be deferred
   until the template is instantiated.  */
 
template <typename T> class another_class
      : public some_class <T> {
    int get_the_local () {
#if BAD
        return class_local;
#else
        return this->class_local;
#endif
  }
};