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C   specialization of template function inside template class
template <class c1> class X {
public:
   template<typename returnT> returnT getAThing(std::string param);
   static std::string getName();
private:
   c1 theData;
};

// This works ok...
template <class c1> std::string X<c1>::getName() {
   return c1::getName();
}

// This blows up with the error:
// error: prototype for 'int X<c1>::getAThing(std::string)' does not match any in class 'X<c1>'
template <class c1> template <typename returnT> int X<c1>::getAThing(std::string param) {
   return getIntThing(param); // Some function that crunches on param and returns an int.
}

// More specialized definitions of getAThing() for other types/classes go here...

class Y {
public:
   static std::string getName() { return "Y"; }
};

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
   X<Y> tester;
   int anIntThing = tester.getAThing<int>(std::string("param"));
   cout << "Name: " <<  tester.getName() << endl;
   cout << "An int thing: " << anIntThing << endl;
}

#include <string>
#include <iostream>

int getIntThing(const ::std::string &param);

template <typename returnT>
returnT getThingFree(const ::std::string &param);

template <>
int getThingFree<int>(const ::std::string &param)
{
   return getIntThing(param);
}

// More specialized definitions of getAThing() for other types/classes
// go here...

template <class c1> class X {
public:
   template<typename returnT> returnT getAThing(std::string param);
   static std::string getName();
private:
   c1 theData;
};

// This works ok...
template <class c1> std::string X<c1>::getName() {
   return c1::getName();
}

// This also works, but it would be nice if I could explicitly specialize
// this instead of having to explicitly specialize getThingFree.
template <class c1>
template <class RT>
RT X<c1>::getAThing(std::string param) {
   // Some function that crunches on param and returns an RT.
   // Gosh, wouldn't it be nice if I didn't have to redirect through
   // this free function?
   return getThingFree<RT>(param);
}

class Y {
public:
   static std::string getName() { return "Y"; }
};

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
   using ::std::cout;
   X<Y> tester;
   int anIntThing = tester.getAThing<int>(std::string("param"));
   cout << "Name: " <<  tester.getName() << 'n';
   cout << "An int thing: " << anIntThing << 'n';
}

#include <string>
#include <iostream>

template <class c1> class X;

int getIntThing(const ::std::string &param)
{
   return param.size();
}

// You can partially specialize this, but only for the class, or the
// class and return type. You cannot partially specialize this for
// just the return type. OTOH, specializations will be able to access
// private or protected members of X<c1> as this class is declared a
// friend.
template <class c1>
class friendlyGetThing {
 public:
   template <typename return_t>
   static return_t getThing(X<c1> &xthis, const ::std::string &param,
                            return_t *);
};

// This can be partially specialized on either class, return type, or
// both, but it cannot be declared a friend, so will have no access to
// private or protected members of X<c1>.
template <class c1, typename return_t>
class getThingFunctor {
 public:
   typedef return_t r_t;

   return_t operator()(X<c1> &xthis, const ::std::string &param) {
      return_t *fred = 0;
      return friendlyGetThing<c1>::getThing(xthis, param, fred);
   }
};

template <class c1> class X {
public:
   friend class friendlyGetThing<c1>;

   template<typename returnT> returnT getAThing(std::string param) {
      return getThingFunctor<c1, returnT>()(*this, param);
   }
   static std::string getName();
private:
   c1 theData;
};

// This works ok...
template <class c1> std::string X<c1>::getName() {
   return c1::getName();
}

class Y {
public:
   static std::string getName() { return "Y"; }
};

template <class c1>
class getThingFunctor<c1, int> {
 public:
   int operator()(X<c1> &xthis, const ::std::string &param) {
      return getIntThing(param);
   }
};

// More specialized definitions of getAThingFunctor for other types/classes
// go here...

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
   using ::std::cout;
   X<Y> tester;
   int anIntThing = tester.getAThing<int>(std::string("param"));
   cout << "Name: " <<  tester.getName() << 'n';
   cout << "An int thing: " << anIntThing << 'n';
}

template <> template <> int X<Y>::getAThing<int>(std::string param) {
   return getIntThing(param); // Some function that crunches on param and returns an int.
}

template <>
template <class T>
int X<T>::template getAThing<int>(std::string param)
{
   return getIntThing(param);
}

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

// IMPORTANT NOTE: AdaptingFunctor has no access to the guts of class X!
// Thus, this solution is somewhat limited.
template<typename t1> class AdaptingFunctor {
public:
   t1 operator() (string param);
};

// Can specialize AdaptingFunctor for each type required:
template<> int AdaptingFunctor<int>::operator() (string param)
{
   return param.size(); // <=== Insert required type-specific logic here
}

// Additional specializations for each return type can go
// here, without requiring specialization of class c1 for X...


template <class c1> class X {
public:
   template<typename returnT>  returnT getAThing(std::string param)
      {
     AdaptingFunctor<returnT> adapter;
     return adapter(param);
      }
   static std::string getName();
private:
   c1 theData;
};

// Template definition of class method works ok...
template <class c1> std::string X<c1>::getName() {
   return c1::getName();
}

class Y {
public:
   static std::string getName() { return "Y"; }
};


int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
   X<Y> tester;
   int anIntThing = tester.getAThing<int>(std::string("param"));
   cout << "Name: " <<  tester.getName() << endl;
   cout << "An int thing: " << anIntThing << endl;
}

template <class T1>
struct MyClass {
  template <class T2>
  void MyFunction();
};

template <class T1>
template <class T2>
void MyClass<T1>::MyFunction() {  // NOTE:  NO T2 on this line.
  // Code goes here
}