Re: Static Variables

please don'e top-post. Put your reply below what you are
replying to, better yet intersperse your reply amongst
the original post. I have re-arranged your post.

On 20 Feb, 10:01, akm.sat...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Ian Collins wrote:
akhil.mi...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

where does a static variable inside a function get stored?? where does
it go in memory?? like Global goes in RAM, Local variable goes on
Stack... but how does static variable takes place in memory??

Stack *is* RAM.


It's an implementation issue. If the detail is important for your
application, consult your compiler's documentation.

--
Ian Collins

please remove sigs (the bit after --<space>)


Compiler manual is not mentioning anything about the storage.

well mostly you don't care. You might want to try a compiler
specific ng. It's even possible the internal details of the
compiler arn't publicly documented.


What do u think can be the best possible solution for static variable
storage?

there probably is no "best" solution. The memory must
be accessible by the function and have a lifetime the same
as the program. It is initialised before it is accessed for t
he first time. It is common for all statics (local and global)
to be in the same lump of memory.

Why do you need to know?


--
Nick Keighley

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