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You learned about templates that the compiler uses to create functions back in Chapter 8; this chapter is about templates the compiler can use to create classes. Class templates are a powerful mechanism for generating new class types automatically. A significant portion of the Standard Library is built entirely on the ability to define templates, particularly the Standard Template Library, which includes many class and function templates.
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Horton, I. (2014). Class Templates. In: Beginning C++. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0007-0_16
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