CS 596 OODP
New Template Slide
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San Diego State University -- This page last updated Sept 26, 1995

C++ Only
template <class MyType>
MyType min( MyType a, MyType b) {
return a < b ? a : b;
}
main() {
int a = 1, b = 2;
float c = 1.1, d = 2.2;
int e[10], f[10];
Point Start(1,1), Stop(3.2, 10);
cout << min( a,b ) // prints 1
<< "\n"
<< min( c,d ) // prints 1.1
<< "\n"
<< min( Start, Stop )
<< "\n"
<< min( e, f ); // no < operator on arrays
// compile error (I hope)
}
Template functions can be overloaded
Added after AT&T V2 of C++