Q: Hiding template implementation

[Kirk McDonald]

Myron Alexander wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> How do you hide the template implementation when compiling a library?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Myron.

You can't. Templates don't compile to anything on their own. Object code 
for them is only generated when the template is instantiated. In order 
to instantiate a template, the code using the template needs full access 
to the template's source.

D's templates are very much like C++'s templates in this respect. The 
following is somewhat relevant:
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/templates.html#faq-35.12
(Though note it is about C++ and not D, so many of the specifics are 
different.)

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