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C++ In a Nutshell
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C++ In a Nutshell

by Ray Lischner
May 2003
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
808 pages
32h 24m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Name

typename keyword — Introduces a type name

Synopsis

               elaborated-type-specifier := typename [::] nested-name :: identifier | 
    typename [::] nested-name :: [template] template-id
               using-decl := using [typename] [::] nested-name :: unqualified-id ;
type-parm := typename [identifier] [= id-expr]

The typename keyword is used in two different situations:

  • When referring to a qualified member of a class template, the compiler cannot tell whether the name refers to a type, object, or function. Use typename before the qualified name to tell the compiler that it names a type.

  • In a template declaration, use typename to name a type parameter. In this context, class means the same thing as typename.

Example

template<typename C>
typename C::value_type checked_first(const C& c)
{
  if (not c.empty(  ))
    return c[0];
  throw std::out_of_range("container is empty");
}

See Also

class, expression, template, type, using, Chapter 7

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