How to call a template member function? [duplicate]

Question

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C++ template member function of template class called from template function

template<class T1>
class A 
{
public:
    template<class T0>
    void foo() const {}
};

template<class T0,class T1>
void bar( const A<T1>& b )
{
    b.foo<T0>();  // This throws " expected primary-expression before ‘>’ token"
}

I can change it to

b->A<T1>::template foo<T0>();

which compiles fine. However I can also change it to

b.A<T1>::template foo<T0>();

which compiles fine too. eh?

How does one correctly call the template member function in the sense of the original code?

Petronilapetronilla

Do we know what the two statements that actually compile mean? In this "cooked down" example they compile, but in my real program this does not compile. – Petronilapetronilla

Answer 1

Just found it:

According to C++'03 Standard 14.2/4:

When the name of a member template specialization appears after . or -> in a postfix-expression, or after nested-name-specifier in a qualified-id, and the postfix-expression or qualified-id explicitly depends on a template-parameter (14.6.2), the member template name must be prefixed by the keyword template. Otherwise the name is assumed to name a non-template.

Correct code is:

b.template foo<T0>();

Petronilapetronilla

And this is done for the same reason and in conditions similar to when typename is necessary. – Multitudinous

Answer 2

you can call the function this way:

b.template foo<T0>();

Maxson