#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

template <class Type>
Type fun(Type a, Type b){
	return a + b;
}

template <class T>
T add_n_times(T toadd, int times){
	T result = toadd;
	for(int i = 0; i < times - 1; i++)
		result = result + toadd;
	return result;
}

int main(){
	cout << "Adding integers:  " << fun<int>(5, 4) << endl;
	cout << "Adding strings:  " << fun<string>("five", "four") << endl;
	cout << "Adding 7 five times:  " << add_n_times<int>(7, 5) << endl;
	cout << "Adding \"zebra \" 5 times:  " << add_n_times<string>("zebra ", 5) << endl;
	char c_string[] = "cow";
// Can't do this, because C arrays don't have a + operator
//	cout << "Adding \"cow \" 5 times:  " << add_n_times<char*>(c_string, 5) << endl;
	return 0;
}