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Max
Max

Reputation: 15955

Is it possible to point to templated class without knowing the template type?

I want to do something like this, but I'm not sure if it is possible. I can't find any information on Google.

template <typename T>
class Container {
public:
  T *ptr;
};

class Other {
private:
  Container *container_ref;
}

Thanks for the help.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 67

Answers (2)

Mark Ransom
Mark Ransom

Reputation: 308120

No. A template isn't a class, it's the instructions for how to build a class. Without the template parameters (either explicit or implied) it isn't complete.

You could look into Boost::any for a solution to your problem.

Upvotes: 2

K-ballo
K-ballo

Reputation: 81349

It's not, but if you are in charge of Container then you can make it inherit from a non-templated base class and keep a pointer to that.

Upvotes: 5

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