12Writing Generic Code with Templates
C++ provides language support not only for object-oriented programming but also for generic programming. As discussed in Chapter 6, “Designing for Reuse,” the goal of generic programming is to write reusable code. The fundamental tools for generic programming in C++ are templates. Although not strictly an object-oriented feature, templates can be combined with object-oriented programming for powerful results. Using existing templates, such as those provided by the Standard Library, e.g., std::vector, unique_ptr, and so on, is usually straightforward. However, ...
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