// Example to illustrate function templates //

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;

template <class dtype>
dtype my_abs( dtype num )
{
    dtype abs_value;
    
    abs_value = num < 0 ? -num : num;
    
    return( abs_value );
}

int main()
{
    cout << "my_abs( short(-10) ) = " 
         << my_abs( short(-10) ) << "   "
         << "sizeof( my_abs( short(-10) ) ) = "
         << sizeof( my_abs( short(-10) ) ) << endl;
    cout << "my_abs( -10 ) = " << my_abs( -10 ) << "   "
         << "sizeof( my_abs( -10 ) ) = "
         << sizeof( my_abs( -10 ) ) << endl;
    cout << "my_abs( -10.0 ) = " << my_abs( -10.0 ) << "   "
         << "sizeof( my_abs( -10.0 ) ) = "
         << sizeof( my_abs( -10.0 ) ) << endl;
    cout << "my_abs( -10.0F ) = " << my_abs( -10.0F ) << "   "
         << "sizeof( my_abs( -10.0F ) ) = "
         << sizeof( my_abs( -10.0F ) ) << endl;
    cout << "my_abs( -10.0L ) = " << my_abs( -10.0L ) << "   "
         << "sizeof( my_abs( -10.0L ) ) = "
         << sizeof( my_abs( -10.0L ) ) << endl;
    
    cout << "\n\n"; system( "PAUSE" );
    return( EXIT_SUCCESS );
}