setget function in a template class

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#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;

template <class T, int element>
class Array
{
public:
  void putElement(T x, int index);
  T getElement(int index);
  int &setgetInteger();

private:
  T item[element];
  int integer;
};

template <class T, int element>
void Array<T, element>::putElement(T x, int index)
{
  item[index] = x;
}

template <class T, int element>
T Array<T, element>::getElement(int index)
{
  return item[index];
}

template <class T, int element>
int Array<T, element>::setgetInteger()
{
  return integer;
}

int main()
{
  char *name[] = {"Meier", "Schulze", "Lehmann", "Aust"};
  double contents[]= {2200.5, 1300.5, 1700.30, 4888.80};

  Array<char *, 4> nameArray;
  Array<double, 4> contentsArray;

  nameArray.setgetInteger() = 56;

  for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
  {
    nameArray.putElement(name[i], i);
    contentsArray.putElement(contents[i], i);
  }

  for(i = 0; i < 4; i++)
  {
    cout << setiosflags(ios::left) << setw(10) << nameArray.getElement(i)
        << resetiosflags(ios::left) << setw(8) << contentsArray.getElement(i) << endl;
  }

  cout << "Integer output: " << nameArray.setgetInteger() << endl;

  return 0;
}

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This doesn't compile because of the setget function that I put in. My question is why can't I make it work with a specific value being returned? Is this a limitation of template classes or something? Sorry for the silly question, I'm just not familiar with this.

I've tried something like this ...

Code:

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template <class T, int element, int integer>

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... and making all of the appropriate changes along the way, but that still didn't work :( .

Maybe you tell us what the compiler error is first :)
By the way:

Quote:

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nameArray.setgetInteger() = 56;

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This doesn't do anything but initializing an anonymous temporary variable with 56.

I think what you meant is that (note the reference type):

Code:

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template <class T, int element>
int & Array<T, element>::setgetInteger()
{
  return integer;
}

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Just as a side note.

I just recognized your declaration and definition of setgetInteger() don't fit. In the definition you return an int, in the declaration an int ref.

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Originally posted by matthias_k
Maybe you tell us what the compiler error is first :)
By the way:

This doesn't do anything but initializing an anonymous temporary variable with 56.

I think what you meant is that (note the reference type):

Code:

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template <class T, int element>
int & Array<T, element>::setgetInteger()
{
  return integer;
}

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Just as a side note.

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You son of a biscuit ;) . That did the trick :sigh: .

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Originally posted by matthias_k
I just recognized your declaration and definition of setgetInteger() don't fit. In the definition you return an int, in the declaration an int ref.

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Yeh, fixed it. I need to get home asap, this is killing me to be so long abroad :( .

That has happened to me too many times as well... don't be ashamed :)

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Originally posted by matthias_k
That has happened to me too many times as well... don't be ashamed :)

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