I have some template code that I would prefer to have stored in a CPP file instead of inline in the header. I know this can be done as long as you know which template types will be used. For example:
.h file
class foo{public: template <typename T> void do(const T& t);};.cpp file
template <typename T>void foo::do(const T& t){ // Do something with t}template void foo::do<int>(const int&);template void foo::do<std::string>(const std::string&);Note the last two lines - the foo::do template function is only used with ints and std::strings, so those definitions mean the app will link.
My question is - is this a nasty hack or will this work with other compilers/linkers? I am only using this code with VS2008 at the moment but will be wanting to port to other environments.
