#include <iostream.h>
#include<string.h>
#include<conio.h>
typedef const char PTR; // typedef of const char
// generic function template definition
template <class T>
T max(T x, T y)
{
return x>y ? x:y;
}
// template explicit specializatin
template<class T>
PTR max<PTR>(PTR str1, PTR str2)
{
if (strcmp (str1, str2) > 0)
return str1;
else
return str2;
}
int main()
{
float fv1=28.75, fv2 = -31.50, fv;
const char *cp;
fv = max (fv1, fv2); // max () is instantiated to float
cout<< "Maximum, = " <<fv<<endl;
cp = max ("good", "bad");
// explicit specialization instantiation
cout <<"String = " <<cp;
getch();
return 0;
}