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A.P.
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Reputation: 481

Operator = overloading with templates

Seriously, I looked at similar examples, but I still do not get why it is not working. I am having trouble with overloading the = operator.

I get the two following errors:

  1. error C2955: 'Matrix' : use of class template requires template argument list
  2. error C2244: 'Matrix::operator =' : unable to match function definition to an existing declaration

May someone please explain what is wrong?

Thanks to all

//Matrix.hpp

template<typename T>
class Matrix
{
public:
    Matrix(int numberRows, int numberColumns);
    ~Matrix();
    void asgValue(T value, int row, int column);
    T getValue(int row, int column);
    Matrix<T>& operator= (const Matrix<T>& rhs);
    friend Matrix<T>& operator+ (const Matrix<T>& lhs, const Matrix<T>& rhs);
private:
    T **twoDarray;
    int nbrRows;
    int nbrColumns;
};

#include "Matrix.inl"

//Matrix.inl

//Matrix<T>& Matrix<T>::operator= (const Matrix<T>& rhs)
template<typename T>
Matrix<T>& Matrix::operator= (const Matrix<T>& rhs)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < nbrRows; i++)
    {
        for (int j = 0; j < nbrColumns; j++)
        {
            twoDarray[i][j] = rhs.twoDarray[i][j];
        }
    }

    return *this;
}

Upvotes: 1

Views: 110

Answers (1)

Potatoswatter
Potatoswatter

Reputation: 137770

You need template parameters in the name of the function being defined.

template<typename T>
Matrix<T>& Matrix<T>::operator= (const Matrix<T>& rhs)
               // ^ here

You are required to write <T>, although it doesn't add to the expressiveness of the language — the arguments before :: cannot be anything other than the entire class template parameter list in the original order and without any modifications. It is what it is.

Upvotes: 4

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