I have heard that C++ class member function templates can\'t be virtual. Is this true?
If they can be virtual, what is an example of a scenario in which one would
Templates are all about the compiler generating code at compile-time. Virtual functions are all about the run-time system figuring out which function to call at run-time.
Once the run-time system figured out it would need to call a templatized virtual function, compilation is all done and the compiler cannot generate the appropriate instance anymore. Therefore you cannot have virtual member function templates.
However, there are a few powerful and interesting techniques stemming from combining polymorphism and templates, notably so-called type erasure.