Template typedefs - What's your work around?

Question

C++ 0x has template aliases (sometimes referred to as template typedefs). See here. Current spec of C++ does not.

What do you like to use as work around ? Container

Answer 1

template 
struct my_string_map : public std::map 
{
};

You shouldn't inherit from classes that do not have a virtual destructor. It's related to destructors in derived classes not being called when they should be and you could end up with unallocated memory.

That being said you could *****probably***** get away with it in the instance above because you're not adding any more data to your derived type. Note that this is not an endorsement. I still advice you don't do it. The fact that you can do it doesn't mean you should.

EDIT: Yes, this is a reply to ShaChris23's post. I probably missed something because it showed up above his/her message instead of below.