Hi,

So my problem is that I need to create a data table in which each column is a vector that contains some sort of data that is read in from a file. The problem is that the table could have any dimensions, and each column can be one of many types (string, int, double, etc.). I would like to know if there is a way to create this object that I want. Right now I am attempting to do it using a template class:

Code:
 template <typename T2>
class asciiColumn
{
    vector<T2> vec;
    public:
        asciiColumn(vector<T2>);
        vector<T2> read();

        asciiColumn (vector<T2> invec)
        {
            vec = invec;
        }
        
        asciiColumn() {}

        vector<T2> read()
        {
            return vec;
        }
};
The problem with this is that to instantiate a vector of asciiColumns I have to specify the type that asciiColumn should contain, and that defeats the purpose.

Any help with this solution or other proposed solutions would be much appreciated.

Thanks, Tommy