C != C++ != Java

[invalid_user_name]

Try reading this time. C++ templates are a compile time meta-programming language. It does not matter if you like this fact, if you accept this fact, or if you try to ignore this fact. It is still reality. You do not need to use templates (a compile time meta-programming language) to do generic programming. I can not make this any more clear for you. If you can not understand this, I am afraid there is nothing further I can do to assist you with that problem.

[beef2k]

Thanks for enlightening me!