Doing simple template code given here; just that I am writing separate declaration and definition
This is my header file
template <typename T>
class SmartPointerGen
{
private:
T* pData;
public:
SmartPointerGen(T* pValue);
~SmartPointerGen();
T& operator* ();
T* operator-> ();
};
This is how I define the methods
#include "SmartPointer_Generic.h"
template <typename T>
SmartPointerGen<T>::SmartPointerGen(T* pValue) : pData(pValue)
{
}
template <typename T>
SmartPointerGen<T>::~SmartPointerGen()
{
delete pData;
}
template <typename T>
T& SmartPointerGen<T>::operator* ()
{
return *pData;
}
template <typename T>
T* SmartPointerGen<T>::operator-> ()
{
return pData;
}
And in main(), I try to use the same with
SmartPointerGen<Person> pPersonGen(new Person("WTF Again"));
I believe the problem is with the definition of the SmartPointerGen class, I tried following this syntax for defining templatized methods outside class, but the linker is saying unresolved symbols for destructor and overloaded operators, (BUT NOT FOR THE CONSTRUCTOR).
errors:(showing only 1, others are quite similar)
main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __thiscall SmartPointerGen<class Person>::SmartPointerGen<class Person>(class Person *)" (??0?$SmartPointerGen@VPerson@@@@QAE@PAVPerson@@@Z) referenced in function _main
