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
#ifndef MYFIRST_HPP
#define MYFIRST_HPP
#include <iostream>
#include <typeinfo>
// declaration of template
template <typename T>
void print_typeof (T const&);
// implementation/definition of template
template <typename T>
void print_typeof (T const& x)
{
std::cout << typeid(x).name() << std::endl;
}
#endif // MYFIRST_HPP