/* The following code example is taken from the book * "C++ Templates - The Complete Guide" * by David Vandevoorde and Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 2002 * * (C) Copyright David Vandevoorde and Nicolai M. Josuttis 2002. * Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software * is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. * This software is provided "as is" without express or implied * warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. */template <typename T> inline T const& max (T const& a, T const& b){    return  a < b ? b : a;}int main(){    max<double>(1.0, -3.0);  // explicitly specify template argument    max(1.0, -3.0);          // template argument is implicitly deduced                             // to be double    max<int>(1.0, 3.0);      // the explicit <int> inhibits the deduction;                             // hence the result has type int}