Static Polymorphism with Templates

[Ceset]

http://www.quora.com/What-unique-rewards-are-awaiting-a-programmer-who-goes-through-the-hardships-of-mastering-C++/answer/Brian-Bi?srid=hqvv&share=1

How can we achieve polymorphism(runtime vtable) with templates(compile time)?

How can one achieve static(compile time) polymorphism(runtime)?

[Peter87]

There are multiple types of polymorphism. Polymorphism just means you have the same interface for different data types.

Templates: parametric polymorphism
Inheritance: subtype polymorphism (this is what we usually mean when talking about polymorphism)
Function overloading: ad hoc polymorphism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymorphism_%28computer_science%29#Types_of_polymorphism

[Ceset]

I can't believe templates and function overloading are polymorphism types. But static subtype polymorphism is where things starts getting interesting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiously_recurring_template_pattern

Thanks @Peter87