c++ - C++模板内部类Friend运算符重载

我正在尝试实现operator!=的重载，该重载比较两个不同类型的对象(InnerA和InnerB)。这两种类型都定义为模板类(Outer)中的嵌套类。重载需要成为这两个类的 friend ，因为它从每个类访问私有(private)字段。

template<typename Type> class Outer
{
public:
    class InnerA;
    class InnerB;
};


template<typename Type> bool operator!=(const typename Outer<Type>::InnerA& lhs, const typename Outer<Type>::InnerB& rhs);


template<typename Type> class Outer<Type>::InnerA
{
    const int val = 0;
    friend bool operator!=<>(const InnerA& lhs, const typename Outer<Type>::InnerB& rhs);
};


template<typename Type> class Outer<Type>::InnerB
{
    const int val = 1;
    friend bool operator!=<>(const typename Outer<Type>::InnerA& lhs, const InnerB& rhs);
};


template<typename Type> bool operator!=(const typename Outer<Type>::InnerA& lhs, const typename Outer<Type>::InnerB& rhs)
{
    return lhs.val != rhs.val;
}


int main()
{
    bool b = Outer<int>::InnerA() != Outer<int>::InnerB();
}

上面的代码无法编译，发出:

 In instantiation of 'class Outer<int>::InnerA':
34:33: required from here
15:17: error: template-id 'operator!=<>' for 'bool operator!=(const Outer<int>::InnerA&, const Outer<int>::InnerB&)' does not match any template declaration
 In instantiation of 'class Outer<int>::InnerB':
34:57: required from here
22:17: error: template-id 'operator!=<>' for 'bool operator!=(const Outer<int>::InnerA&, const Outer<int>::InnerB&)' does not match any template declaration
 In function 'int main()':
34:35: error: no match for 'operator!=' (operand types are 'Outer<int>::InnerA' and 'Outer<int>::InnerB')
34:35: note: candidate is:
26:30: note: template<class Type> bool operator!=(const typename Outer<Type>::InnerA&, const typename Outer<Type>::InnerB&)
26:30: note: template argument deduction/substitution failed:
34:57: note: couldn't deduce template parameter 'Type'

尽管可能会有更好的方法来实现类似的结果，但我对自己的代码究竟出了什么问题感到好奇。谢谢!

最佳答案

template<typename Type> class Outer<Type>::InnerA
{
   friend bool operator!=(const InnerA& lhs, const typename Outer<Type>::InnerB& rhs) { return true; }
};
template<typename Type> class Outer<Type>::InnerB
{
  friend bool operator!=(const typename Outer<Type>::InnerA& lhs, const InnerB& rhs) { return true; }
};

这些是非模板 friend 。他们也发生冲突。因此，实现其中一个，而忽略另一个。

它们可以通过ADL找到。