Ambiguous call

[Vladimir Grigoriev]

There is a function template in the std namespace. And a function with the
same name is defined in a program. Is it correct that the compiler issues an
error about ambiguous call then the function is called without std:: prefix?

For example

#include <functional>

template <typename InputIterator, typename T>
inline const T accumulate( Input Iterator first, InputIterator last, const T
&val )
{
T result = val;

for ( ; first != last; ++first )
{
result = result + *first;
}

return ( result );
}

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])

{
std::vector<int> vi;
...
int sum = accumulate( vi.begin(), vi.end(), 0 ); // <== here is the
error
...
return 0;
}

Vladimir Grigoriev

[Victor Bazarov]

See ADL (nickname "Koenig lookup") - namespace 'std' is added to the
lookup areas because of the arguments (which are of types declared in
'std'). At least that's how I understand it. If you want to limit the
lookup to global namespace only, qualify your name:

int sum = ::accumulate( ...

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[Igor Tandetnik]

Vladimir Grigoriev wrote:
> There is a function template in the std namespace. And a function with the
> same name is defined in a program. Is it correct that the compiler issues an
> error about ambiguous call then the function is called without std:: prefix?

Yes. In your case, std::accumulate is found by argument-dependent loopkup (ADL, aka Koenig lookup), and ::accumulate by a normal lookup. This renders the use of unqualified name ambiguous.
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[Vladimir Grigoriev]

Thanks, Victor.

I should make a remark that I included an incorrect header file. Should be
<numeric> instead of <functional>.:) . However another question arises: How
does the compiler know that there is such name as std::accumulate if I did
not include the header <numeric>?

Vladimir Grigoriev

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[Vladimir Grigoriev]

I am sorry. In my real example there was the <numeric> header! So the
question is denied.

Vladimir Grigoriev

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