Class or Template? Convert integers into decimal, octal, and hexadecimal.

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Ok I started writting this as a class, then realized a template may be better.

What I need to do is take 3 numbers (10, 010, 0x10 for example) decimal, octal, and hexadecimal and then output the number in all 3 formats. If 0x10 was input then I would need to output that number in decimal, octal, and hexadecimal format.

Now I figure a template would be the best way to go since 3 different kinds of numbers will be getting input into the same function. But I am not sure how to handle the conversion of these numbers. I think there is something in the stream manipulation that can handle this, but I would appreciate some help figuring it out.

Also, I am not sure, but I think I would need to return an array from the function that held all three conversions of the number. I guess it would have to be a string array unless 0x10 (for example) can be held in a int array. This is also something I do not know how to do..I can do it in VB but not C++.

Any help is appreciated!

template<class T>
string convertInt( const T )
{

//convert numbers to dec, hex and oct values and return all 3


}//end convertInt