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   From: use_my_alias_here_at_hotmail_com@tellus.orb.dotsrc.org   
      
   >> So the semantical question is: is a function with default arguments   
   >> actually several overloaded functions? If so, we should be able to use   
   >> them all.   
   >   
   > I tend to disagree on the semantical part. A default parameter gives you   
   > the guarantee, that both functions are the same, just with one parameter   
   > fixed.   
   > With overloaded functions on the other hand each overload can have an   
   > entirely different functionality. And usually this is also the case, since   
   > otherwise you could use default parameters.   
   >   
   > Anyway, regardless whether they are semantically different or not, they are   
   > not the same in C++, and that's the relevant part.   
   >   
      
   Ok, default arguments may be debatable but I would still like to see a   
   discussion why it would be bad to allow /class.../ to substitute /class/   
   like this.   
      
   template   
   class EllipsisTemplate;   
      
   template class T>   
   class TakeTemplate   
   {   
   };   
      
   int main()   
   {   
      std::cout <<   
         typeid( TakeTemplate ).name() <<   
            std::endl;   
      
      return 0;   
   }   
      
      
   Regards,   
   Daniel   
      
      
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