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JARmod101
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duncanb7,

Apologies for not responding to your follow up question; I didn't have time to post a response at the time when I viewed and was going to get back to it but it looks like it slipped off my radar. Not making excuses but if you'd pinged me rather than just closing the question with a C grade I'd have got back to it. I don't bite (despite the name) and am alway happy to assist.

That said, it was incidental to the original question, which I believe was answered correctly. So, either way, the grade isn't really appropriate. Still, it seems I could have handled things a little better so let's see if I can make up for my tardiness by providing with an answer now...

The 'generic' keyword, it is not part of standard C++; rather, it is a Microsoft extension for Managed C++. Since your code is unmanaged C++ the term 'generic' has no special meaning and will generate no errors if used as a symbol. In Managed C++ it does have a special meaning so if you try to build the code as managed code you'll see an error as you are using the term incorrectly.

I hope that makes some sence and answers your follow-up question.

duncanb7,

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JARmod101
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Thanks for your reply

So what is meaning for generic, what purpose. If no useful, why it declare generic ?