Strange "Undefined reference" error on C++ Netbeans project [duplicate] - c++

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I have the following files:
ListaEnc.hpp
#include "Elemento.hpp"
template<typename T>
class ListaEnc {
public:
ListaEnc();
~ListaEnc();
// inicio
void adicionaNoInicio(const T& dado);
T retiraDoInicio();
void eliminaDoInicio();
T pegarHead();
// posicao
void adicionaNaPosicao(const T& dado, int pos);
int posicao(const T& dado) const;
T* posicaoMem(const T& dado) const;
bool contem(const T& dado);
T retiraDaPosicao(int pos);
// fim
void adiciona(const T& dado);
T retira();
// especifico
T retiraEspecifico(const T& dado);
void adicionaEmOrdem(const T& data);
// outras
bool listaVazia() const;
bool igual(T dado1, T dado2);
bool maior(T dado1, T dado2);
bool menor(T dado1, T dado2);
void destroiLista();
int pegarTamanhoLista();
private: //trocar pra private
Elemento<T>* head;
int size;
};
ListaEnc.cpp
#include "ListaEnc.hpp"
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
template<typename T>
ListaEnc<T>::ListaEnc()
{
...
}
main.cpp
#include "ListaEnc.hpp"
using namespace std;
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
double x1, y1;
x1 = 2; y1 = 4.2;
ListaEnc<int>* teste = new ListaEnc<int>();
return 0;
}
This should compile just fine, but I get an undefined reference error to ListaEnc on main.cpp. I have more files in which the reference to ListaEnc is also undefined, but I tried isolating it and still can't get it to work. Does anyone understand why this is happening?
edit: More specifically, there is an undefined error to the constructor and destructor of ListaEnc

Answer 1

You can't separate declaration from implementation when you instantiate a template class. Combine your code to a single file and include that in your main.cpp.
Or, even go a step further and implement the functions inline in your class declaration if that suits your coding style.