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From: spark@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Sooyong Park)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Parameterized Types Simulation
Keywords: c++
Message-ID: <3666@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>
Date: 1 Mar 91 03:11:06 GMT
Organization: George Mason Univ., Fairfax, Va.
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HAVE YOU TRIED THE FOLLOWING?

As far as I know, C++ does not provide parameterized types.
Is there any way we can simulate parameterized types ?
For example, to build a class for LIST which has a generic
type, I may program as follows.  Please tell me your way
of doing so.

class INT_LIST : public LIST {
...
...
put(int val) { ..}
...
}

class CHAR_LIST : public LIST {
...
put(char val){ .. }

where,

class LIST {
...
LIST(int n) { new gentype[n] }
put(gentype val) { ... }
...
}

Many thanks in advance.

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