/* 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.
*/
#include
// note: reference parameters
template
inline T const& max (T const& a, T const& b)
{
return a < b ? b : a;
}
int main()
{
std::string s;
::max("apple","peach"); // OK: same type
//::max("apple","tomato"); // ERROR: different types
//::max("apple",s); // ERROR: different types
}