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Templates inside a template

I currently have a fairly basic linklist1 template class set up. I have a list declared as linklist1<Trackdata> trklist. Inside the Trackdata class definition, I also have a linklist1<Signal>sigList declared. I have a template function called additem(TYPE d). If I do a trklist.additem(Track), it works fine. But if I do a trklist.siglist.additem(Signal), I get a compile error "Cannot convert parameter from Class Signal to Class Signal" Any idea why this is happening? I have included some source below:
HERE IS MY TEMPLATE DEFINITION:
template<class TYPE>
struct link1{
TYPE data;
      link1* next;
};

template<class TYPE>
class linklist1{
      private:
            link1<TYPE>* first;
            link1<TYPE>* current;
            link1<TYPE>* previous;
      public:
            linklist1()
            { first = current = previous = NULL;}
            linklist1& operator =(const linklist1& L );
            void additem(TYPE d);
            void display();
            void Init();
       void GetFirst();
            int Found(TYPE d);
            TYPE GetData(TYPE D);
      };
template<class TYPE>
void linklist1<TYPE>::additem(TYPE d){
link1<TYPE>* newlink = new link1<TYPE>;

      newlink->data = d;
      newlink->next = 0;

if(!Found(d)){
if(previous){
previous->next = newlink;
newlink->next = current;
}
else{
first = newlink;
newlink->next = current;
}
current = newlink;
}
}

I DECLARE THIS IN MY DOCUMENT CLASS:
linklist1<Trackdata> trkList;

THE TRACKDATA CLASS IS DECLARED BELOW:
class Trackdata : public CObject
public:
      linklist1<Signal> sig2List;
      linklist1<Message> msg2List;

IN THE DOCUMENT CPP PROGRAM I CALL THE FUNCTION AS SUCH:
Trackdata track1;
Signal sig;
trkList.additem(track1);
track1.sig2List.additem(sig);
      THIS IS WHERE I GET THE COMPILER ERROR!!!!!

mnguyen021997

what's the definition of your signal class?

smithc

ASKER

HERE IS THe SIGNAL CLASS:
class Signal : public CObject
{
private:
      int m_x1pos;      // Signal X1 Position
      int m_x2pos;      // Signal X2 Position
      int m_ypos;              // Signal Y Position
      int m_index;      // Unique Signal Identifier
      CString m_name;      // Signal Name
      int m_timeup;      // Signal TimeUp
      int m_dur;            // Signal Duration
      CString m_mod;      // Signal Modulation
      float m_bw;            // Signal Bandwidth
      CString m_type;      // Signal Type
      float m_ss;            // Signal Strength
      float m_freq;      // Signal Frequency
      int m_trkid;      // Signal Track ID
public:
      Signal();
      ~Signal();
      int Getdata(Signal &);
      int Setdata();
      int Retdate();
      void Putdata(float, float, int);
      void operator =(const Signal&);
int operator <(const Signal);
int operator ==(const Signal);
      friend istream& operator >>(istream &in, Signal &sd);
      friend ostream& operator <<(ostream &out, Signal &sd);
};

nietod

Does your compiler support "nested templates"? That is, templates declared withing templates? Some (many?) don't.

smithc

ASKER

It's VC++ 5.0 (Pro Edition). I believe it supports nested templates.........

RONSLOW

You are passing arg to additem by value, which means a copy of the Signal value has to be made, but you don't have a copy constructor.

Define a copy constructor for your Signal class.

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smithc

ASKER

Thanks. It worked.