Chapter 16. Using Static
FAQ 16.01 What is the purpose of this chapter?
This chapter explores the issues related to the situation that occurs when a class contains static data members and/or static member functions.
FAQ 16.02 What are static class members?
Static class members are data and functions that are associated with the class itself, rather than with the objects of the class.
In the following example, class Fred has a static data member x_ and an instance data member y_. There is only one copy of Fred::x_ regardless of how many Fred objects are created (including no Fred objects), but there is one y_ per Fred object. Thus x_ is said ...
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