Reputation: 119877
Consider this C++11 program:
#include <iostream>
template <class A, class B = char> struct Cont {
Cont () { std::cout << sizeof(B); }
};
template <template<class, class = int> class C, class E> class Wrap1
{
C<E> ce;
};
template <template<class, class = int> class C, class... E> class Wrap2
{
C<E...> ce;
};
int main ()
{
Wrap1<Cont, void> w1;
Wrap2<Cont, void> w2;
}
When compiled with either gcc or clang, the output is 41
.
Is this behaviour according to the standard? Where exactly does the standard specify it (for both Wrap1
and Wrap2
)?
This question is inspired in part by this other question.
Upvotes: 21
Views: 339
Reputation: 420
In Wrap2 class, parameter pack "class... E" will replace all the parameters specified by "class C" ( include the default "int" parameter), so "Wrap2 w2" will return 1 which is the default parameter of struct Cont.
Parameter pack replaced all the parameters of class C, so the default parameters of C didn't work here.
#include <iostream>
#include <typeinfo>
template <class A=char, class B = short, class C = int> struct MyTest
{
MyTest ()
{
std::cout << sizeof(A) << " " << typeid(A).name() << " ";
std::cout << sizeof(B) << " " << typeid(B).name() << " ";
std::cout << sizeof(C) << " " << typeid(C).name() << std::endl;
}
};
template <template<class = double, class = double, class = double> class D, class E, class... F> class Wrap
{
D<E> de; // the parameters of D is: E + default parameters of D.
D<F...> df; // the parameters of D is: F... + default parameters of MyTest, the default parameter of D don't work, it will be replaced by pack F.
};
int main ()
{
Wrap<MyTest, int, int> w;
}
//g++ 5.4.0
//output:
//4 i 8 d 8 d
//4 i 2 s 4 i
Upvotes: 1