and then copying it to the internal array (1 copy), like the example above I want to construct an add() function which utilizes placement new so I don't incur the extra copy, but have no idea how.

BR>for the "template <" line.<P>g++ gives this:<BR>"could not convert template argument `array' to `const int (&)[5]<BR>ANSI C++ forbids declaration `blah' with no type"<BR>for the declaration of ...

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