Mar 6, 2013 · The keyword static is one which has several meanings in C++ that I find very confusing and I can never bend my mind around how its actually supposed to work. From what I understand …

Nov 26, 2014 · The static keyword serves the same purposes in C and C++. When used at file level (outside of a function), it sets the visibility of the item it's applied to. Static items are not visible …

Can someone explain when you're supposed to use the static keyword before global variables or constants defined in header files? For example, lets say I have a header file with the line: const f...

Oct 7, 2008 · The question is about both C and C++ so you should include a note about const only implying static in the latter.

Aug 25, 2010 · The keyword static has different meanings in C++, depending on the context. When declaring a free function or a global variable it means that the function is not to be available outside …

The question was about plain c functions, not c++ static methods, as clarified in comments. I understand what a static variable is, but what is a static function? And why is it that if I declare a

static inside a function means the variable will exist before and after the function has executed. static outside of a function means that the scope of the symbol marked static is limited to that .c file and …

Feb 7, 2010 · A static variable means that the object's lifetime is the entire execution of the program and it's value is initialized only once before the program startup. All statics are initialized if you do not …

In C++, a block-scope static is initialized on the first execution of that block. In C, before program startup. So in C++ the second and subsequent executions of the block have to skip that action. …

If you're looking for a way of applying the static keyword to a class, like you can in C# for example, then you won't be able to without using Managed C++. But the looks of your sample, you just need to …