fig15_04.cpp

// fig15_04.cpp
// Simple unconstrained multiply function template.
#include <iostream>

template<typename T>
T multiply(T first, T second) {return first * second;}

int main() {
   std::cout << "Product of 5 and 3: " << multiply(5, 3)
      << "\nProduct of 7.25 and 2.0: " << multiply(7.25, 2.0) << "\n";

   // std::string s1{"hi"};
   // std::string s2{"bye"};
   // auto result{multiply(s1, s2)}; // string does not have * operator
}


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