Forward declaration of template class nested inside template class

Question

You can forward declare a template inner class inside a normal class, and use the defined type as any other forward declared type.

class Outer {
    template <int N> class Inner;
    typedef Inner<0> Inner0;
    Inner0* f();
};

template<int N>
class Outer::Inner {};

Now if Outer is itself a template class, is there a way to keep the declaration of Inner outside the declaration of Outer ? Something like :

template<typename T>
class Outer {
    template <int N> class Inner;
    typedef Inner<0> Inner0;
    Inner0* f();
};

template<typename T, int N> //This won't work
class Outer<T>::Inner {};

Is there a correct syntax to declare Outer with the right template parameters ?

Answer 1

Try the following

template<typename T>
template <int N>
class Outer<T>::Inner {};

According to the C++ Standard (14.5.2 Member templates)

1 A template can be declared within a class or class template; such a template is called a member template. A member template can be defined within or outside its class definition or class template definition. A member template of a class template that is defined outside of its class template definition shall be specified with the template-parameters of the class template followed by the template-parameters of the member template.