How to declare a template function outside a class declaration

Question

#include <iterator>
#include <map> 
#include <vector>

template <class T1, class T2>
class A
{
public:

    typedef typename std::vector<std::pair<T1,T2> >::iterator iterator;

    std::pair<iterator, bool > foo()
    {
        iterator aIter;
        return std::pair<std::vector<std::pair<T1,T2> >::iterator, bool >(aIter ,false);
    }
};

The above code is great for me. But I want to move the function definition outside the class declaration. I have tried this.

template <class T1, class T2>
class A
{
public:

    typedef typename std::vector<std::pair<T1,T2> >::iterator iterator;

    std::pair<iterator, bool > foo();
};

template <class T1, class T2>
std::pair<std::vector<std::pair<T1,T2> >::iterator, bool > A<T1, T2>::foo()
{
    iterator aIter;
    return std::pair<std::vector<std::pair<T1,T2> >::iterator, bool >(aIter ,false);
}

But it does not compile. Any idea how to do this?

Answer 1

You again lack the type name in the return value. The function should be:

template <class T1, class T2>
std::pair<typename std::vector<std::pair<T1,T2> >::iterator, bool > A<T1, T2>::foo()
{
    iterator aIter;
    return std::pair<std::vector<std::pair<T1,T2> >::iterator, bool >(aIter ,false);
}

Answer 2

Naveen's answer is correct, I can add a sentence: I use typedefs extensively, and I'm waiting for the typedef template and the "true type definition" typedef.

template <class T1, class T2>
class A
{
public:
    typedef typename std::vector<std::pair<T1,T2> >::iterator iterator;
    typedef std::pair<iterator, bool > MyPair;
    MyPair foo();
};

template <class T1, class T2>
typename A<T1,T2>::MyPair A<T1, T2>::foo()
{
    iterator aIter;
    return MyPair(aIter ,false);
}