What's wrong with my C++ Template code for Arduino?

Question

I'm trying to implement a C++ templated member function in Arduino 0022, but I'm getting an error in code which seems correct to me.

// in Settings.h
template <class T> void save( T variable );
// in Settings.cpp
template <class T> void Settings::save( T variable ) {
 Serial.println("Want to save a variable of size " + String( sizeof(T) ) );
};

// compiler (linker) output TimeMachineArduino.cpp.o: In function SimpleScreen::left():

SimpleScreen.h:85: undefined reference to void Settings::save<int>(int)

SimpleScreen.h:86: undefined reference to void Settings::save<double>(double)

SimpleScreen.h:87: undefined reference to void Settings::save<char>(char)

The SimpleScreen::left() function is where I'm implicitly instantiating the template functions (by calling save on an int, double, and char).

• sharptooth: This is actually a C++ question. You should ask such questions on Stackoverflow.com. The answer to this question is here: stackoverflow.com/q/648900

Answer 1

You need to move the contents of the .cpp file into the .h file. Separating declarations and definitions doesn't work for templates. See the link @sharptooth posted: https://stackoverflow.com/q/648900.