// generics/InstantiateGenericType.cpp

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// C++, not Java!

template<class T> class Foo {

T x; // Create a field of type T

T* y; // Pointer to T

public:

// Initialize the pointer:

Foo() { y = new T(); }

};

class Bar {};

int main() {

Foo<Bar> fb;

Foo<int> fi; // ... and it works with primitives

}