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Default Template Parameters and Template Instantiation

Default Template Parameters and Template Instantiation

Let’s discuss default template parameters, template instantiation, and a compiler-time feature.

Default template parameters

Sometimes, it is cumbersome to provide template parameter types every time a template is used, especially when that type is almost always a particular type. For example, getResponse() may almost always be called for the int type in the program, and only in a few places for the double type.

It is possible to specify default types for template parameters, which are assumed when the types are not explicitly provided. Default parameter ...