Implicit fn template instantiation

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In article <dvvk0i$2tum$1 at digitaldaemon.com>, anthony.difranco at yale.edu says...
>
>Can someone explain why I can't instantiate this template implicitly andor
>comment on whether I'm overlooking a better way to accomplish what this template
>does?
>
>template increment(T, K)
>{
>void increment(T[K] association, K key)
>{
>if(key in association)
>{
>association[key]++;
>}
>else
>{
>association[key] = 1;
>}
>}
>}
>
>Thanks,
>Anthony
>
>

IIRC

if(T* val = (key in association))
(*val)++;
else
association[key]=1;

haven't tried it but it should work