This is what I would like to do using templates:
struct op1
{
virtual void Method1() = 0;
}
...
struct opN
{
virtual void MethodN() = 0;
}
struct test : op1, op2, op3, op4
{
virtual void Method1(){/*do work1*/};
virtual void Method2(){/*do work2*/};
virtual void Method3(){/*do work3*/};
virtual void Method4(){/*do work4*/};
}
I would like to have a class that simply derives from a template class that provides these method declarations while at the same time making them virtual. This is what I've managed to come up with:
#include <iostream>
template< size_t N >
struct ops : ops< N - 1 >
{
protected:
virtual void DoStuff(){ std::cout<<N<<std::endl; };
public:
template< size_t i >
void Method()
{ if( i < N ) ops<i>::DoStuff(); }
//leaving out compile time asserts for brevity
};
template<>
struct ops<0>
{
};
struct test : ops<6>
{
};
int main( int argc, char ** argv )
{
test obj;
obj.Method<3>(); //prints 3
return 0;
}
However, as you've probably guessed, I am unable to override any of the 6 methods I have inherited. I'm obviously missing something here. What is my error? No, this isn't homework. This is curiosity.
Tested with GCC 4.3. Don't even know why I spent time on this :-/
#include <iostream>
template <std::size_t N>
struct mark
{ };
template <std::size_t N>
struct op : op <N - 1>
{
virtual void do_method (const mark <N>&) = 0;
};
template <>
struct op <1>
{
virtual void do_method (const mark <1>&) = 0;
};
struct test : op <2>
{
template <std::size_t K>
void
method ()
{ do_method (mark <K> ()); }
virtual void do_method (const mark <1>&)
{ std::cout << "1\n"; }
virtual void do_method (const mark <2>&)
{ std::cout << "2\n"; }
};
int
main ()
{
test x;
x.method <1> ();
x.method <2> ();
}
I don't know how to move the "prettifier" method()
template function out of test
.