Creating a pointer to a class using template

[Weber1]

Can anyone please tell me how to create a pointer to a class that is using a template? My C++ book does not show an example of this and the compiler is having fits over it. I believe the syntax should be something like:

CLASSNAME<PARAMETER_TO_SUBSTITUTE>* POINTERNAME = new CLASSNAME(VARIABLES_FOR_CONSTRUCTOR);

my code specifically looks like:
C_linked_list_node<C_linked_list_data_mystring>* tail = NULL;
C_ordered_linked_list_head_node<C_linked_list_data_mystring>* headnode = new C_ordered_linked_list_head_node(testllmystring, tail);

and I get the following errors:
C:\Game Development\Game testing\stringtest\stringtest.cpp(384) : error C2955: 'C_ordered_linked_list_head_node' : use of class template requires template argument list
c:\game development\misc utilities\linked list.h(76) : see declaration of 'C_ordered_linked_list_head_node'

Any insight would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

[DavesTips]

If C_ordered_linked_list_head_node is a template, you need to qualify it everywhere. BTW, it's a lot easier to say

typedef C_ordered_linked_list_head_node<whatever> mytype;

and then use mytype like this

mytype* pmt = new mytype;

everywhere.


Hope that this helped!