What is wrong with this template definition?

Question

template <int N> class myarray { typedef int Bitmap; public: static Bitmap data[N]; }; template <int N> myarray<N>::Bitmap myarray<N>::data[N]; 

error: expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before "MyArray

Answer 1

You need typename before myarray<N>::Bitmap because it is a dependent type:

 template <int N> class myarray { typedef int Bitmap; public: static Bitmap data[N]; }; template <int N> typename myarray<N>::Bitmap myarray<N>::data[N]; // ^^^^^^^^