/* The following code example is taken from the book
* "C++ Templates - The Complete Guide"
* by David Vandevoorde and Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 2002
*
* (C) Copyright David Vandevoorde and Nicolai M. Josuttis 2002.
* Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software
* is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
* This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
* warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
*/
template
inline T const& max (T const& a, T const& b)
{
return a < b ? b : a;
}
int main()
{
max(1.0, -3.0); // explicitly specify template argument
max(1.0, -3.0); // template argument is implicitly deduced
// to be double
max(1.0, 3.0); // the explicit inhibits the deduction;
// hence the result has type int
}