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I have a container class that is templatized. I am overloading the assignment operator such that derived types can also be assigned. My problem is, when the type is not the same, I cannot access the private members of the container class. What is the best approach to gaining access? The member variables cannot be made accessible through public getters. Thanks! Example Code: // Note: var is private template <class T> Container<T>& Container<T>::operator=(const Container<T>& rhs) { if(*this != rhs) var = rhs.var; // works for same type return *this; } template <class T> template <typename U> Container<T>& Container<T>::operator=(const Container<U>& rhs) { if(*this != rhs) var = rhs.var; // does NOT work for different types return *this; }
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