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Re: can't parse qualified member names


On Jun 17, 1999, Vaclav Barta <vbar@comp.cz> wrote:

> Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>> 
>> On Jun 17, 1999, Vaclav Barta <vbar@comp.cz> wrote:
>> 
>> >       int a = opt.COptions<int>::Get("a");
>> 
>> Try:
>> 
>> int a = opt.template COptions<int>::Get("a");

> I settled for
> 	int a = (opt.*&COptions<int>::Get)("a");
> which is equally confusing, but at least legal C++.

Re-reading the Standard revealed that the first alternative is legal
C++ even when the preceding expression is not template dependent; it
just happens to be *required* when the expression is template
dependent.  So it's safe to use the `template' keyword before any
template-id.

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