Template specialization

[Derek Parnell]

I've coded ...

 template fill_data(T : int)
 {
    void fill_data(char[] raw_data, out T t)
    {
        t = makeInt( raw_data );
    }
 }

 template fill_data(T : float)
 {
    void fill_data(char[] raw_data, out T t)
    {
        t = toFloat( raw_data );
    }
 }

and later use it like ...


  struct Foo
  {
      float xFloat;
      int   xInt;
  }
  Foo bar;

  fill_data(str, bar.xFloat);
  . . .
  fill_data(str, bar.xInt);

but when compiled I get these errors ...

 test.d(38): template procon2.fill_data(T : int) specialization not allowed
 for deduced parameter T
 test.d(46): template procon2.fill_data(T : float) specialization not
 allowed for deduced parameter T

What is the point of specialization if the compiler can't tell the
difference between data types? I expected that the point of using templates
is to make generic programming simpler.

-- 
Derek
(skype: derek.j.parnell)
Melbourne, Australia
"Justice for David Hicks!"
10/04/2007 6:09:58 PM