&gt;</a></code> templates, regardless of
    whether they implement all the requirements of those templates, this
    shortcut is not portable. Even if this currently works with your
    compiler, it may not work later.</p>

    <h2><a name="example">Example</a></h2>

    <p>This example shows how some of the <a href="#arithmetic">arithmetic
    operator templates</a> can be used with a geometric point class
    (template).</p>
<pre>
template &lt;class T&gt;
class point    // note: private inheritance is OK