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 SQRT_HPP
#define SQRT_HPP
// primary template to compute sqrt(N)
template <int N, int LO=1, int HI=N>
class Sqrt {
public:
// compute the midpoint, rounded up
enum { mid = (LO+HI+1)/2 };
// search a not too large value in a halved interval
enum { result = (N<mid*mid) ? Sqrt<N,LO,mid-1>::result
: Sqrt<N,mid,HI>::result };
};
// partial specialization for the case when LO equals HI
template<int N, int M>
class Sqrt<N,M,M> {
public:
enum { result = M };
};
#endif // SQRT_HPP