<types>

[lch2]

#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
int type;
template<class T>
class templatetask
{
public:
    inline T addnumbers (T x1, T y1)
        {
                m_x = x1;
                m_y = y1;
                return (m_x+m_y);
        }
private:
    T m_x;
    T m_y;
};

int main () 
{
   if (type == 1)
   {
   templatetask<int> x;
   }
   else
   {
   templatetask<double> x;
   }
  //to do stuff ...the problem is that, outside of if statement,  "x" can't get accessed to. any simple way 
   //to enhance this code to be able t access x this way?.
   return 0;
}

[Lindley]

I suppose you could give both instantiations a common base class....however, the correct solution really depends upon your goal.