'float' is invalid template constant parameter error.

[corey taylor]

Bart,

  Well, since I'm just quoting the spec, I might as well add that in
section 14.1 paragraph 7, the limitations on template parameters are
listed:

A non-type template-parameter shall not be declared to have floating
point, class, or void type. [Example:
template<double d> class X; // error
template<double* pd> class Y; // OK
template<double& rd> class Z; // OK
—end example]

corey

On 5/31/05, corey taylor <corey.taylor@gmail.com> wrote:
> Bart,
> 
>   According to section 14.3.2 paragraph 1 of the C++ specification:
> 
> A template-argument for a non-type, non-template template-parameter
> shall be one of:
> — an integral constant-expression of integral or enumeration type; or
> — the name of a non-type template-parameter; or
> — the address of an object or function with external linkage,
> including function templates and function
> template-ids but excluding non-static class members, expressed as &
> id-expression where the & is
> optional if the name refers to a function or array, or if the
> corresponding template-parameter is a reference;
> or
> — a pointer to member expressed as described in 5.3.1 .
> 
> 
> You should note the first listed item (integral or enumeration type).
> 
> corey
> 
> On 5/31/05, Jenkins, Bart (NE) <Bart.Jenkins@gd-ais.com> wrote:
> > All,
> >   Here is a bit of code, boiled down to it's essence, that works fine in both Visual C++ 6.0 sp 6 and Intel for Windows 8.1 but fails in GCC 3.2.3 and 3.4:
> >
> > AdaNumeric_T.cpp
> > --------------
> >
> > template <typename T, T delta_val>
> > class AdaNumeric_T
> > {
> > private:
> >   T t;
> > };
> >
> > typedef AdaNumeric_T<int,1> AdaIntType;
> > typedef AdaNumeric_T<float,1.0> AdaFloatType;
> >
> > int main(int argc, char* argv[])
> > {
> >   return 0;
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > (Please ignore the fact that I don't do anything with 'delta_val' and nothing is getting assigned to 'T t')
> >
> > THE PROBLEM:
> >
> > The typedef 'typedef AdaNumeric_T<int,1> AdaIntType;' works fine but the version right beneath it with the float type does not.  I get a:
> >
> > "'float' is not a valid type for a template constant parameter"
> >
> > Which seems strange.
> >
> > Is the Intel compiler more ANSI compliant than GCC or is this a bug in GCC?  Does this work in GCC 4.0?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Bart Jenkins
> > ph: (703) 263-2883
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> >
> >
> >
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