TITLE: Function template argument types must match call exactly

[ This example adapted from "C++ Gotchas", tutorial notes
  copyright by Tom Cargill, p. 64 ]


#include <iostream.h>


template <class T> inline T max (T a1, T a2)
{
    return (a1 > a2) ? a1 : a2;
}


int main ()
{
    cout << max (033, 'x'); // error
    return 0;
}


Conversions are currently not applied to template function
arguments. The argument types must match exactly the instantiated
function parameter types (with only a few exceptions). This part
of the language is changing under the draft standard.