Compilation errors related to template instantiation - c++

Question

The following test program reproduces compilation errors within the context of a larger program:
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using std::for_each;
using std::vector;
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
template<typename T, typename C = vector<T>>
class display_container{
public:
display_container(const C& cr):this->cr(cr){this->();}
~display_container(){}
private:
constexpr void operator () (void){if(cr.empty()){cout << "NULL" << " ";} else{for_each(cr.begin(), cr.end(), [](const T& crt){cout << crt << " ";});}}
const C& cr;
};
int main (void){
int n = 5;
vector<int> vec(n, 0);
display_container d(vec);
cout << endl;
return 0;
}
The following is a log of the compiler errors:
g++ -ggdb -std=c++17 -Wall -Werror=pedantic -Wextra -c code.cpp
code.cpp: In constructor ‘display_container<T, C>::display_container(const C&)’:
code.cpp:12:40: error: expected identifier before ‘this’
display_container(const C& cr):this->cr(cr){this->();}
^~~~
code.cpp:12:40: error: expected ‘{’ before ‘this’
code.cpp: In function ‘int main()’:
code.cpp:23:28: error: class template argument deduction failed:
display_container d(vec);
^
code.cpp:23:28: error: no matching function for call to ‘display_container(std::vector<int>&)’
code.cpp:12:9: note: candidate: template<class T, class C> display_container(const C&)-> display_container<T, C>
display_container(const C& cr):this->cr(cr){this->();}
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
code.cpp:12:9: note: template argument deduction/substitution failed:
code.cpp:23:28: note: couldn't deduce template parameter ‘T’
display_container d(vec);
^
code.cpp:10:7: note: candidate: template<class T, class C> display_container(display_container<T, C>)-> display_container<T, C>
class display_container{
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
code.cpp:10:7: note: template argument deduction/substitution failed:
code.cpp:23:28: note: ‘std::vector<int>’ is not derived from ‘display_container<T, C>’
display_container d(vec);
^
make: *** [makefile:20: code.o] Error 1
I presume that the remaining errors trickle down from the first error related to the inline constructor definition for the display_container template class.
Any suggestions on what is wrong with the code related to inline constructor definition?
TIA

Answer 1

The compiler can not fetch the template type of vector yet:
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using std::for_each;
using std::vector;
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
template<typename T, typename C = vector<T>>
class display_container{
public:
display_container(const C& cr): cr(cr) { (*this)(); }
~display_container(){}
private:
constexpr void operator () (void){if(cr.empty()){cout << "NULL" << " ";} else{for_each(cr.begin(), cr.end(), [](const T& crt){cout << crt << " ";});}}
const C& cr;
};
int main (void){
int n = 5;
vector<int> vec(n, 0);
display_container<int> d(vec);
cout << endl;
return 0;
}

Answer 2

You couldn't (and don't need) qualify data members in member initializer list by this, they're expected to be the identifier. The correct syntax should be
display_container(const C& cr):cr(cr){(*this)();}
You should dereference on this and then call operator() on it (as showed abolve), or you can call operator() explicitly like this->operator()(); (which looks ugly).
You should specify the template argument for display_container.
display_container<int> d(vec);
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