Inheritance and templates in C++ – why are inherited members invisible?

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This is part of the rules concerning dependent names. Method1 is not a dependent name in the scope of Method2. So the compiler doesn’t look it up in dependent base classes.

There two ways to fix that: Using this or specifying the base type. More details on this very recent post or at the C++ FAQ. Also notice that you missed the public keyword and a semi-colon. Here’s a fixed version of your code.


template <int a>
class Test {
public:
    Test() {}
    int MyMethod1() { return a; }
};

template <int b>
class Another : public Test<b>
{
public:
    Another() {}
    void MyMethod2() {
        Test<b>::MyMethod1();
    }
};

int main()
{
    Another<5> a;
    a.MyMethod1();
    a.MyMethod2();
}

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