Re: "static" question

From: Alf P. Steinbach (alfps_at_start.no)
Date: 04/18/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 14:04:51 GMT

* "Pat" <Pat@Pat.com> schriebt:
> I would like to know what is the meaning of :
>
> static vector<int> v;
>
> What is the difference with:
>
> vector<int> v;
>

That depends on the context of the declaration.

If it is at namespace scope (outside any function or class) then 'static'
means that v has internal linkage, i.e., in practical terms, is not visible to
the linker outside the compilation unit.

If it is in a class or function then 'static' means that v has global
lifetime; for a class it is a single variable instead of a member variable in
each instance of the class; for a function it is a single variable instead of
an automatic variable created & destroyed for each call of the function. 

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