Can I have a template class pointer as a parameter when declaring an object of that class in C ++?

Here is the code version of the question:

   template <class T>
   class Foo
   {
       //Stuff
   }
   Foo<Foo*> object;

      

        
        
        
      

    

Compiling this gives me:

"template argument 1 is an invalid error."

My question is:

• if it is possible to perform the above action, and if so, how and why does this method work?
• If this is not possible, I assume it is due to the presence of a circular reference within the template parameter itself (e.g. Foo<Foo<Foo<.....>>>
  
  , but please let me know the correct reason if I am wrong in my thoughts.

Also I tried forward declaration Foo

and it didn't work.