Chapter 33

Question 1

Is it possible that we make a generic template specialize to specifically handle a particular type

Answer 1

Yes

Question 2

How compiler diagnose types error

Answer 2

Compiler do that with static type checking

Question 3

What is the difference between overloading and templates

Answer 3

Overloading deals with different data types with similar operation. And template deals with different data types with identical operation

Question 4

What is template policy

Answer 4

The central idiom in policy-based design is a class template (called the host class), taking several type parameters as input, which are instantiated with types selected by the user (called policy classes), each implementing a particular implicit interface (called a policy)