The following code example is taken from the book
C++ Templates - The Complete Guide
by David Vandevoorde and Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 2002
© Copyright David Vandevoorde and Nicolai M. Josuttis 2002
#include <string>
// note: nonreference parameters
template <typename T>
inline T max (T a, T b)
{
return a < b ? b : a;
}
int main()
{
std::string s;
::max("apple","peach"); // OK: same type
::max("apple","tomato"); // OK: decays to same type
::max("apple",s); // ERROR: different types
}