On Sun, 18 Nov 2001, Dan Kenigsberg wrote: > This may seem an ugly feature of C++, but in fact it is better than the C > counterpart - macros. In fact, writing the implementation of inline functions > in header file is a beautiful gem, comparing to writing the implemetation of > calss templates in header files. Yuck.
actually, writing the implementation of class templates in header files is *not* a language feature, it's a limitation of current (?) compiler technology, which can not handle templates being split up in different compilation units. [ i would supply more details, but couldnt find any references on google. if anyone can shed more light, please do. ] -- mulix http://www.pointer.co.il/~mulix/ http://syscalltrack.sf.net/ ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
