When do we need a .template construct

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I made the following program

#include <iostream>
#include <typeinfo>
template<class T>
struct Class
{
    template<class U>
    void display(){

        std::cout<<typeid(U).name()<<std::endl;
        return ;
    }

};


template<class T,class U>
void func(Class<T>k)
{
    k.display<U>(); 

}

int main()
{
    Class<int> d;
    func<int,double>(d);
}

The above program doesn not compile because display() is a template member function so a qualification of .template before display() must be done. Am I right?

But when I made the following program

#include <iostream>
#include <typeinfo>

template<typename T>
class myClass
{
    T dummy;
    /*******/
public:
    template<typename U>
    void func(myClass<U> obj);

};

template<typename T>
template<typename U>

void myClass<T>::func(myClass<U> obj)
{
    std::cout<<typeid(obj).name()<<std::endl;
}
template<class T,class U>
void func2(myClass<T>k)
{
    k.template func<U>(k); //even it does not compile

}
int main()
{
    myClass<char> d;
    func2<char,int>(d);
    std::cin.get();
}

Why k.func<char>(k); does not compile even after giving a .template construct?

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