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/* The following code example is taken from the book
 * "C++ Templates - The Complete Guide"
 * by David Vandevoorde and Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 2002
 *
 * (C) Copyright David Vandevoorde and Nicolai M. Josuttis 2002.
 * Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software
 * is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
 * This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
 * warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
 */
#include <typeinfo>
#include <iostream>

template <typename T>
void ref (T const& x)
{
    std::cout << "x in ref(T const&): "
              << typeid(x).name() << '\n';
}

template <typename T>
void nonref (T x)
{
    std::cout << "x in nonref(T):     "
              << typeid(x).name() << '\n';
}

int main()
{
    ref("hello");
    nonref("hello");
}

x in ref(T const&): A6_c
x in nonref(T):     PKc




13.2.template function
13.2.1.function template: GetMax
13.2.2.Function template: swapargs
13.2.3.template type
13.2.4.Using standard parameters in a template function
13.2.5.Overload a function template declaration
13.2.6.Function with generic parameters
13.2.7.template function to display the number limits
13.2.8.Overload template function
13.2.9.Specify template argument explicitly and implicitly
13.2.10.Namespace with template function
13.2.11.reference and non-reference template function
13.2.12.template function to print elements of an STL container
13.2.13.template function to get the maximum of three values of any type (call-by-reference)
13.2.14.template function to get the maximum of two values