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duongkstn
duongkstn

Reputation: 26

Can't refer to base-class member in derived template class

template <class T>class Array
{
protected :
    T* data;
    int size;
};
template<class T>class Stack : protected Array<T>
{
    int top;
public:
    Stack(){};

public:
    void Push(T x) {data[++top] = x;}
};

Why it say '"data" was not declared in this scope' in Push? How can I fix this? When I delete each template<T>, it works normally. Is something wrong in my template?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 320

Answers (2)

Edgar Rokjān
Edgar Rokjān

Reputation: 17483

As an addition to @Mike's answer you might consider using using declaration:

template <class T>class Array
{
protected :
    T* data;
    int size;
};
template<class T>class Stack : protected Array<T>
{
    using Array<T>::data; // <--- HERE
    int top;
public:
    Stack(){};

public:
    void Push(T x) {data[++top] = x;}
};

Now data becomes available in Stack class.

Upvotes: 2

Mike Kinghan
Mike Kinghan

Reputation: 61417

You need:

template <class T>class Array
{
protected :
    T* data;
    int size;
};
template<class T>class Stack : protected Array<T>
{
    int top;
public:
    Stack(){};

public:
    // void Push(T x) {data[++top] = x;} <-- Won't compile
    void Push(T x) {this->data[++top] = x;}  // <-- Will compile
    // void Push(T x) {Array<T>::data[++top] = x;} <-- Will also compile
};

Because within the implementation of a class template derived from a class template, members of the base template must be referred to via the this pointer or with base-class qualification.

Upvotes: 7

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