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From: noren@dinl.uucp (Charles Noren)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Programming Challenge
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Date: 18 Dec 90 19:15:56 GMT
References: <1990Dec15.015355.15683@fmrco> <MAGUIRE.90Dec17132020@sun.clarkson.edu>
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In article <MAGUIRE.90Dec17132020@sun.clarkson.edu> maguire@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Bill Maguire) writes:
 >In article <1990Dec15.015355.15683@fmrco> harold@fmrco (Harold Naparst) writes:
 >
 >>I am trying to write a function which will return the index
 >>of the smallest element of an array.  I want the routine
 >>to work for any type array.  That is, I don't want to write
 >>a separate routine for each type of array (real or double or
 >>integer).  How can I do this ?  I tried playing around with 
 >>the GNU C typeof operator, but couldn't figure it out.  Any ideas ?
 >
 >>Harold Naparst
 >
 >Two ways immediately pop to mind:

...or you could wait until AT&T implements Parameterized Types,
or use (AT YOUR OWN RISK) one of the C++ compilers that has a version
Parameterized Types (e.g., the C++ that comes with ObjectStore OODBMS
by Object Design, Inc).


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