template question can't find class

i have a c++ template program that i am playing with and i can not seem to get it to work can anyone help this is the error.
Error      1      error C2228: left of '.setItem' must have class/struct/union      c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\templates\templates\templates.cpp      17      
Error      2      error C2228: left of '.getItem' must have class/struct/union      c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\templates\templates\templates.cpp      18      

CLASS FILE
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#ifndef AnyType_H_
#define AnyType_H_
 
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
#include <cassert>
#include<cstdlib>
 
using namespace std;
 
template <class anyType>
class item
{
public:   
     item(anyType any = '0', bool defined = false);
     anyType getItem();
     void setItem(anyType);
       
       
private:     
      bool defined();
      anyType any;   
      
      };
 
 
 
    // template <class anyType>
    //  item <anyType>::item()
    //  {
    //   this->defined = false;
    //   }
        
       template <class anyType> 
       anyType item <anyType>::getItem()
       {
            if (this->defined == false)
               {
                 cout << "This item has not yet been set" << endl;
                 }
                 else
                        return this->any;
                                    }
            
       template <class anyType>
       void item<anyType>::setItem(anyType item)
       {
             this->any = item;
             this->defined = true;
             }
#endif
 
 
CPP FILE
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#include "AnyType.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
 
using namespace std;
 
int main()
{
 item <int> intItem();
 //item <string> stringItem;
 item <char> charItem();
 
 int variable = 2;
 char test = 'g';
 
 
 intItem.setItem(variable);
 cout << "The value of ATint is: " << intItem.getItem() << endl;   
    
    
 system("pause");   
 return 0;   
}

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