Iterator not working with nested class template ?

[bigbarn]

Hi - I can't seem to figure this one out, help is appreciated:

Header file:
template <class T>
class Foo {
T val;
};

template<class T>
class Bar {
T bar_func();
list < Foo<T> > val_list;
};

No complaints from the compiler on the header file, but the following will not compile:

template <class T> T Bar<T>::bar_func() {
list < Foo<T> >:: iterator iter;
....
}

The compiler (gnu g++) complains about the "list < Foo<T> >::iterator iter" line - specifically saying it expects a semicolon before "iter".

Is it something with the nested template?
Thanks for any help !

[ivotron]

did you copy/pasted your code? Because you have an extra space:

template <class T> T Bar<T>::bar_func() {
list < Foo<T> >:: iterator iter;
....             |
                 |
                here
}

[DeMan]

Removed, given what I just reread

[bigbarn]

Sorry - I typed it in to remove the extraneous info - there is no space in the actual code:

list < Foo<T> >::iterator iter;

Thanks.

[bigbarn]

Figured it out, it needed the "typename" keyword to disambiguate:


typename list < Foo<T> >::iterator iter;