Introduction to C++ Friends, Nesting, Static Members, and Templates

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Function Templates

•Type dependencies are deduced by the compiler by matching the actual arguments in a call with the formal argument in the function template formal argument list.

•Type dependencies may also be explicitly specified in the function call, adding flexibility in how we specify our formal arguments.

•By explicitly specifying type dependencies, the return type can be a type distinct from the types in the function's formal argument list.

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•function_identifier <data type list> (actual arguments)