C++ How to Program, 10/e

18 Introduction to Custom Templates

Objectives

In this chapter you’ll:

• Use class templates to create groups of related classes.

• Distinguish between class templates and class-template specializations.

• See how nontype template parameters can be used in place of constants declared inside a class.

• Learn about default template arguments.

• Learn about overloading function templates.

Outline

1. 18.1 Introduction

2. 18.2 Class Templates

   1. 18.2.1 Creating Class Template Stack <T>

   2. 18.2.2 Class Template Stack<T>’s Data Representation

   3. 18.2.3 Class Template Stack<T>’s Member Functions

   4. 18.2.4 Declaring a Class Template’s Member Functions Outside the Class Template Definition

   5. 18.2.5 Testing Class Template Stack<T>

3. 18.3 Function Template to Manipulate a ...