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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 |
} |
}; |
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