inheritance question

From: Dan Moos (dan.moos_at_verizon.net)
Date: 06/06/04

  • Next message: Robert W Hand: "Re: obj.method(arg) memory" 
    Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 07:19:53 GMT

    ok, here goes.

    Say I have a base class:

    class BaseClass {
    public:

    static int SomeVariable;

    };

    next, say I have some derived class

    class Derived : public BaseClass
    {
    };

    by making SomeVariable a static member of the base class, is this a good way
    to provide a sort of global variable to the entire hierarchy without
    breaking encapsulation? I realize some method to insure proper
    initialization of the variable is needed, and that there may be some
    overhead in my constructors in order to test the status of SomeVariable,
    buit is this otherwise a good idea? if not, what is a good alternative?

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