Template-template parameters

虽说早就听闻C++的模版是图灵完全的，不过当看到这样的用法的时候，还是不禁感叹这实在是太酷了！写Haskell风格的C++指日可待！

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template <template <typename> class m>
struct Monad {
    template <typename a>
    static m<a> mreturn(const a&);

    template <typename a, typename b>
    static m<b> mbind(const m<a>&, m<b>(*)(const a&));
};

template <typename a>
struct Maybe {
    bool isNothing;
    a value;
};

template <>
struct Monad<Maybe> {
    template <typename a>
    static Maybe<a> mreturn(const a& v) {
        Maybe<a> x;
        x.isNothing = false;
        x.value = v;
        return x;
    }

    template <typename a, typename b>
    static Maybe<b> mbind(const Maybe<a>& action, Maybe<b>(*function)(const a&)) {
        if (action.isNothing)
            return action;
        else
            return function(action.value);
    }
};

相关链接：

Higher-kinded Types with C++

What are some uses of template template parameters in C++?