dependent-name – Tarik Billa

Conditional operator’s return type and two-phase lookup

August 17, 2023 by Tarik

Using the latest version of the C++ standard Currently n4582. In section 14.6 (p10) it says the name is bound at the point of declaration if the name is not dependent on a template parameter. If it depends on a template parameter this is defined in section 14.6.2. Section 14.6.2.2 goes on to say an … Read more

Where and why do I have to put the “template” and “typename” keywords?

August 29, 2022 by Tarik

(See here also for my C++11 answer) In order to parse a C++ program, the compiler needs to know whether certain names are types or not. The following example demonstrates that: t * f; How should this be parsed? For many languages a compiler doesn’t need to know the meaning of a name in order … Read more