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Jun 16th, 2005
Hi, anyone can tell me what's wrong with my code? the only part has problem is the function overload << operator, any help is welcome.

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

template <typename T, int SIZE>
class array
{
T data_[SIZE];
array (const array& other);
const array& operator = (const array& other);
public:
array(){};
T& operator[](int i) {return data_[i];}
const int getSize() const{return SIZE;};
const T& get_elem (int i) const {return data_[i];}
void set_elem(int i, const T& value) {data_[i] = value;}
operator T*() {return data_;}
friend ostream& operator<< <T, SIZE>(ostream&, const array<T, SIZE>&);
};

ostream& operator<< <T, SIZE> (ostream& out, const array<T, SIZE>& ar)
{
out<<"< ";
for(int i=0;i<ar.getSize();i++)
out<<ar.get_elem(i)<<" ";
out<<" >";
return out;
}

int main(void)
{
array<int, 10> intArray;
for(int i=0;i<10;i++) intArray.set_elem(i, i+100);
//std::cout<<" element 0: "<<intArray.get_elem(0)<<std::endl;
//int firstElem = intArray.get_elem(0);
//int* begin = intArray;
cout<<intArray;
}
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Re: help (overload << in a template class )

 
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Jun 16th, 2005
operator<< doesn't need to be a friend since you only use the public interface of array in it. A non-member function only needs to be a friend if it has to have access to a classes private or protected members.
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  1. #include <iostream>
  2. using namespace std;
  3.  
  4. template <typename T, int SIZE>
  5. class array
  6. {
  7.   T data_[SIZE];
  8.   array (const array& other);
  9.   const array& operator = (const array& other);
  10. public:
  11.   array(){};
  12.   T& operator[](int i) {return data_[i];}
  13.   const int getSize() const{return SIZE;};
  14.   const T& get_elem (int i) const {return data_[i];}
  15.   void set_elem(int i, const T& value) {data_[i] = value;}
  16.   operator T*() {return data_;}
  17. }; 
  18.  
  19. template <typename T, int SIZE>
  20. ostream& operator<<(ostream& out, const array<T, SIZE>& ar)
  21. {
  22.   out<<"< ";
  23.   for(int i=0;i<ar.getSize();i++) 
  24.     out<<ar.get_elem(i)<<" ";
  25.   out<<" >";
  26.   return out;
  27. }
  28.  
  29. int main(void)
  30. {
  31.   array<int, 10> intArray;
  32.   for(int i=0;i<10;i++) intArray.set_elem(i, i+100);
  33.   //std::cout<<" element 0: "<<intArray.get_elem(0)<<std::endl;
  34.   //int firstElem = intArray.get_elem(0);
  35.   //int* begin = intArray;
  36.   cout<<intArray;
  37. }
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Re: help (overload << in a template class )

 
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Jun 16th, 2005
Thanks a lot for the help! That solves my problem.
One more question (sorry i am messed by template), in case I don't have public interface and will access _data[] directly, then I will define << as a friend, how to write the code in that way? I always get non_template function warning when I format code as below.
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  1. #include <iostream>
  2. using namespace std;
  3.  
  4. template <typename T, int SIZE>
  5. class array
  6. {
  7.     T data_[SIZE];
  8.     array (const array& other);
  9.     const array& operator = (const array& other);
  10. public:
  11.     array(){};
  12.     T& operator[](int i) {return data_[i];}
  13.     const int getSize() const{return SIZE;};
  14.     const T& get_elem (int i) const {return data_[i];}
  15.     void set_elem(int i, const T& value) {data_[i] = value;}
  16.     operator T*() {return data_;}    
  17.     friend ostream& operator<<(ostream&, const array<T, SIZE>&);
  18. };            
  19.  
  20. template <typename T, int SIZE>
  21. ostream& operator<<(ostream& out, const array<T, SIZE>& ar)
  22. {
  23. 	out<<"< ";
  24. 	for(int i=0;i<SIZE;i++) 
  25. 		out<<ar.data_[i]<<" ";
  26. 	out<<" >";
  27. 	return out;
  28. }
  29.  
  30. int main(void)
  31. {
  32. 	array<int, 10> intArray;
  33. 	for(int i=0;i<10;i++) intArray.set_elem(i, i+100);
  34. 	//std::cout<<" element 0: "<<intArray.get_elem(0)<<std::endl;
  35. 	//int firstElem = intArray.get_elem(0);
  36. 	//int* begin = intArray;
  37. 	cout<<intArray;
  38. }
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Re: help (overload << in a template class )

 
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write it this way and it works, but when I write function body of overload << out of class declaration
then I get error.
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  1. #include <iostream>
  2. using namespace std;
  3.  
  4. template <typename T, int SIZE>
  5. class array
  6. {
  7.     T data_[SIZE];
  8.     array (const array& other);
  9.     const array& operator = (const array& other);
  10. public:
  11.     array(){};
  12.     T& operator[](int i) {return data_[i];}
  13.     const int getSize() const{return SIZE;};
  14.     const T& get_elem (int i) const {return data_[i];}
  15.     void set_elem(int i, const T& value) {data_[i] = value;}
  16.     operator T*() {return data_;}    
  17.     friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& out, const array<T, SIZE>& ar){
  18. 	out<<"< ";
  19. 	for(int i=0;i<SIZE;i++) 
  20. 		out<<ar.data_[i]<<" ";
  21. 	out<<" >"<<endl;
  22. 	return out;
  23.     }
  24. };            
  25.  
  26. int main(void)
  27. {
  28. 	array<int, 10> intArray;
  29. 	for(int i=0;i<10;i++) intArray.set_elem(i, i+10);
  30. 	//std::cout<<" element 0: "<<intArray.get_elem(0)<<std::endl;
  31. 	//int firstElem = intArray.get_elem(0);
  32. 	//int* begin = intArray;
  33. 	cout<<intArray;
  34. }
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Re: help (overload << in a template class )

 
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In that situation, you make the operator inline. The correct way to define it outside of your class is way too awkward to be practical:
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  1. #include <iostream>
  2. using namespace std;
  3.  
  4. template <typename T, int SIZE> class array;
  5. template <typename Ty, int sz>
  6. ostream& operator<<(ostream& out, const array<Ty, sz>& ar);
  7.  
  8. template <typename T, int SIZE>
  9. class array
  10. {
  11.   T data_[SIZE];
  12.   array (const array& other);
  13.   const array& operator = (const array& other);
  14. public:
  15.   array(){};
  16.   T& operator[](int i) {return data_[i];}
  17.   int getSize() {return SIZE;}
  18.   const T& get_elem (int i) const {return data_[i];}
  19.   void set_elem(int i, const T& value) {data_[i] = value;}
  20.   operator T*() {return data_;}  
  21.  
  22.   friend ostream& operator<< <>(ostream& out, const array& ar);
  23. };            
  24.  
  25. template <typename T, int SIZE>
  26. ostream& operator<<(ostream& out, const array<T, SIZE>& ar)
  27. {
  28.   out<<"< ";
  29.   for(int i=0;i<SIZE;i++) 
  30.     out<<ar.data_[i]<<" ";
  31.   out<<" >";
  32.   return out;
  33. }
  34.  
  35. int main(void)
  36. {
  37.   array<int, 10> intArray;
  38.   for(int i=0;i<10;i++) intArray.set_elem(i, i+100);
  39.   //std::cout<<" element 0: "<<intArray.get_elem(0)<<std::endl;
  40.   //int firstElem = intArray.get_elem(0);
  41.   //int* begin = intArray;
  42.   cout<<intArray;
  43. }
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Re: help (overload << in a template class )

 
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Indeed it's difficult for me to understand why, but it truely works. Guess in practice i will follow the
first two ways as they are much more clear.
Many thanks for the help!
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Re: help (overload << in a template class )

 
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can you berifly explain what compiler understand
when we declare template function befpre the class and declare it as friend function inside class and define it outside the class

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what this function mean
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  1.  operator T*() {return data_;}


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what this function mean
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  1.  operator T*() {return data_;}
It returns a pointer to the member variable data_ of the array class.
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Re: help (overload << in a template class )

 
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what about

can you berifly explain what compiler understand
when we declare template function befpre the class and declare it as friend function inside class and define it outside the class


Another question

the function

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  1. template <typename T, int SIZE>
  2. ostream& operator<<(ostream& out, const array<T, SIZE>& ar)
  3. {
  4.   out<<"< ";
  5.   for(int i=0;i<SIZE;i++) 
  6.     out<<ar.data_[i]<<" ";
  7.   out<<" >";
  8.   return out;
  9. }

gives an error if i replaced it by

C++ Syntax (Toggle Plain Text) 
  1. template <typename T, int SIZE>
  2. ostream& operator<<(ostream& out, const array<T, SIZE>& ar)
  3. {
  4.   out<<"< ";
  5.   for(int i=0;i<SIZE;i++) 
  6.     out<<ar.data_[i]<<" ";
  7.   out<<" >";
  8.   return out;
  9. }

althougth the [] operator is overloaded before
plz reply and explain
thanks alot
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