template linker error

[adikid89]

This is how the overloaded operator looks like...

//.h
template<class T>
Value& operator>>( Value& v, T& type );
//.cpp
template<class T>
Value& operator>>( Value& v, T& type )
{
	if(!v.m_data.size()) return v;
	Value::Data* temp = v.m_data.at(v.m_data.at(v.m_data.size()-1));
	type = *temp;
	delete temp;
	v.m_data.pop_back();
	return v;
}

And here's how I use it..

        Value v(12);
	std::string a;
	v >> a;

But I get a linker error.. :|
visual studio:

error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "class Value & __cdecl operator>>
<class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class 
std::allocator<char> > >(class Value &,class std::basic_string<char,struct 
std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > &)" (??$?5V?
$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?
$allocator@D@2@@std@@@@YAAAVValue@@AAV0@AAV?$basic_string@DU?
$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@Z) referenced in function _main

mingw:

undefined reference to `Value& operator>><std::string>(Value&, std::string&)'|

What am I doing wrong ?

[Bazzy]

you need to put everything in the header when using templates

[adikid89]

oh.. did not know that.. good to know. Thanks :D