Minor issue about class define and the valid scope of scope operator

#algorithm.h
#ifndef ALGORITHM_H
#define ALGORITHM_H
#include <iostream>
using std::cin; using std::cout; using std::endl;

template <class T>
class A
{
	struct B;
public:
	A(){}
	~A(){}
	B get();
private:
	struct B
	{
		T elem;
		B():elem(0){}
	};
};
#endif

#algorithm.cpp
#<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">include "algorithm.h"</span>

template <class T>
typename A<T>::B get()
{
	return 0;
}

In class A, if I want to return type B from function get(), I have to declare type B before get() while I implement struct B later.

In "algorithm.cpp", a scope operator is enough, i.e. no need to write code like this:

typename A<T>::B A<T>::get()

Yet the keyword typename is a must.