Problem declaring static template member

[Ciralia]

Here is sample code to give you an idea of what my problem is:

//FileB.hpp

class CStructClass
{
    public:
     struct MyStruct
    {
         int paramA;
         int paramB;
    };
};

//FileA.hpp

#include FileB.hpp

template<int A, int B>
class CMyClassA
{   .
     .
     .
     private:
     static const MyStruct MyArray[];
}

//FileA.cpp

#include FileA.hpp

//Now try to initialize the array
template<int A, int B>
const CMyClassA<A, B>::MyStruct CMyClassA<A, B>::MyArray[] =
{
     ...
}

I get these errors:

Warning - CMyClassA<A, B>::MyStruct : dependent name is not a type
Error - CMyClassA<A, B>::MyStruct : missing storage-class or type specifiers

[TheCPUWizard]

CMyClassA<A, B>::MyStruct

From what you posted... MyStruct is not a local type to CMyClassA...

[Igor Vartanov]

See the sample.

[Ciralia]

Well MyStruct is declared in another file, but it is public in the class it is in. I have modified my sample to help signify this.

[Ciralia]

Igor is there any way to put the whole initialization in the .cpp file ?

[Igor Vartanov]

Igor is there any way to put the whole initialization in the .cpp file ?

It may be harmless for only one case - your .cpp is the only unit that uses this class. Otherwize the static member initialization must reside in header file because of its template nature.