C++ inherit template class with its own in-class struct

Question

template <typename Foo>
class A{

};

class B : A<B::Bar>{
    struct Bar{

    };
};

I wonder how could I do something like this, or it's the only way to move struct Bar outside the class B.

you could have `class B : A { using Bar = X; }` in case you insist on having `B::Bar` (of course you'd need to supply the actual definition as `X`) — 463035818_is_not_an_ai, Jul 27 '20 at 14:54

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 27 '20 at 14:45

You simply can't do it!

You can not use an unknown type as template parameter and you can't forward a nested class type. Both together makes it impossible to do what you like to do.

About forwarding a nested class declaration see here: forward declaration of nested class

There was already a proposal to add such thing to C++, but I think it is not part of the standard even not in C++20. Forward declarations of nested classes

C++ inherit template class with its own in-class struct

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