“multiple overloads” using templated class with duplicate types

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I'm trying to write a class that takes two templated types. This class inherits from an interface. See the below code.



#include <iostream>
#include <string>

template <typename T>
class IObserver
public:
virtual void Next(const T& value) noexcept = 0;
;

template <typename T1, typename T2>
class BinaryObserver : public IObserver<T1>, public IObserver<T2>
public:
void Next(const T1& value) noexcept override;

void Next(const T2& value) noexcept override;
;

int main()
// This is OK
BinaryObserver<int, float> mc1;
mc1.Next(0);
mc1.Next(0.0f);

// This fails to compile with "multiple overloads"
BinaryObserver<int, int> mc2;
mc2.Next(0);
mc2.Next(0);



I'm having trouble when T1 is the same type as T2. Obviously this means two Next functions will be generated with the same type, which gives an error: multiple overloads of 'Next' instantiate to the same signature.



What's an idiomatic way of fixing this? I'm not sure how to handle the case when T1=T2 since I'd only need one Next function generated



Thanks!










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  • It's not just the multiple overloads (which you can fix with some enable_if magic) but you are also deriving twice from the same base class which is also not allowed. @VTT's answer fixes both issues.
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I'm trying to write a class that takes two templated types. This class inherits from an interface. See the below code.



#include <iostream>
#include <string>

template <typename T>
class IObserver
public:
virtual void Next(const T& value) noexcept = 0;
;

template <typename T1, typename T2>
class BinaryObserver : public IObserver<T1>, public IObserver<T2>
public:
void Next(const T1& value) noexcept override;

void Next(const T2& value) noexcept override;
;

int main()
// This is OK
BinaryObserver<int, float> mc1;
mc1.Next(0);
mc1.Next(0.0f);

// This fails to compile with "multiple overloads"
BinaryObserver<int, int> mc2;
mc2.Next(0);
mc2.Next(0);



I'm having trouble when T1 is the same type as T2. Obviously this means two Next functions will be generated with the same type, which gives an error: multiple overloads of 'Next' instantiate to the same signature.



What's an idiomatic way of fixing this? I'm not sure how to handle the case when T1=T2 since I'd only need one Next function generated



Thanks!










share|improve this question























  • It's not just the multiple overloads (which you can fix with some enable_if magic) but you are also deriving twice from the same base class which is also not allowed. @VTT's answer fixes both issues.
    – Alan Birtles
    1 hour ago












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I'm trying to write a class that takes two templated types. This class inherits from an interface. See the below code.



#include <iostream>
#include <string>

template <typename T>
class IObserver
public:
virtual void Next(const T& value) noexcept = 0;
;

template <typename T1, typename T2>
class BinaryObserver : public IObserver<T1>, public IObserver<T2>
public:
void Next(const T1& value) noexcept override;

void Next(const T2& value) noexcept override;
;

int main()
// This is OK
BinaryObserver<int, float> mc1;
mc1.Next(0);
mc1.Next(0.0f);

// This fails to compile with "multiple overloads"
BinaryObserver<int, int> mc2;
mc2.Next(0);
mc2.Next(0);



I'm having trouble when T1 is the same type as T2. Obviously this means two Next functions will be generated with the same type, which gives an error: multiple overloads of 'Next' instantiate to the same signature.



What's an idiomatic way of fixing this? I'm not sure how to handle the case when T1=T2 since I'd only need one Next function generated



Thanks!










share|improve this question















I'm trying to write a class that takes two templated types. This class inherits from an interface. See the below code.



#include <iostream>
#include <string>

template <typename T>
class IObserver
public:
virtual void Next(const T& value) noexcept = 0;
;

template <typename T1, typename T2>
class BinaryObserver : public IObserver<T1>, public IObserver<T2>
public:
void Next(const T1& value) noexcept override;

void Next(const T2& value) noexcept override;
;

int main()
// This is OK
BinaryObserver<int, float> mc1;
mc1.Next(0);
mc1.Next(0.0f);

// This fails to compile with "multiple overloads"
BinaryObserver<int, int> mc2;
mc2.Next(0);
mc2.Next(0);



I'm having trouble when T1 is the same type as T2. Obviously this means two Next functions will be generated with the same type, which gives an error: multiple overloads of 'Next' instantiate to the same signature.



What's an idiomatic way of fixing this? I'm not sure how to handle the case when T1=T2 since I'd only need one Next function generated



Thanks!







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  • It's not just the multiple overloads (which you can fix with some enable_if magic) but you are also deriving twice from the same base class which is also not allowed. @VTT's answer fixes both issues.
    – Alan Birtles
    1 hour ago
















  • It's not just the multiple overloads (which you can fix with some enable_if magic) but you are also deriving twice from the same base class which is also not allowed. @VTT's answer fixes both issues.
    – Alan Birtles
    1 hour ago















It's not just the multiple overloads (which you can fix with some enable_if magic) but you are also deriving twice from the same base class which is also not allowed. @VTT's answer fixes both issues.
– Alan Birtles
1 hour ago




It's not just the multiple overloads (which you can fix with some enable_if magic) but you are also deriving twice from the same base class which is also not allowed. @VTT's answer fixes both issues.
– Alan Birtles
1 hour ago












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How about a specialization:



template <typename T>
class BinaryObserver<T, T> : public IObserver<T>
public:
void Next(const T & value) noexcept override;
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    How about a specialization:



    template <typename T>
    class BinaryObserver<T, T> : public IObserver<T>
    public:
    void Next(const T & value) noexcept override;
    ;





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      How about a specialization:



      template <typename T>
      class BinaryObserver<T, T> : public IObserver<T>
      public:
      void Next(const T & value) noexcept override;
      ;





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        How about a specialization:



        template <typename T>
        class BinaryObserver<T, T> : public IObserver<T>
        public:
        void Next(const T & value) noexcept override;
        ;





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        How about a specialization:



        template <typename T>
        class BinaryObserver<T, T> : public IObserver<T>
        public:
        void Next(const T & value) noexcept override;
        ;






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