The following code example is taken from the book
Object-Oriented Programming in C++
by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Wiley, 2002
© Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 2002
#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
// maximum of two values of any type
template <typename T>
inline const T& max (const T& a, const T& b)
{
std::cout << "max<>() for T" << std::endl;
return a < b ? b : a;
}
// maximum of two pointers
template <typename T>
inline T* const& max (T* const& a, T* const& b)
{
std::cout << "max<>() for T*" << std::endl;
return *a < *b ? b : a;
}
// maximum of two C-strings
inline const char* const& max (const char* const& a,
const char* const& b)
{
std::cout << "max<>() for char*" << std::endl;
return std::strcmp(a,b) < 0 ? b : a;
}