Re: Class wide object declaration question

From:
anon <anon@no.no>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Tue, 15 May 2007 11:30:43 +0200
Message-ID:
<f2buk5$l4c$1@el-srv04-CHE.srvnet.eastlink.de>
Lionel B wrote:

On Tue, 15 May 2007 10:47:52 +0200, anon wrote:

jeff_j_dunlap@yahoo.com wrote:

Whenever I need class wide access to an object, I declare it

What is "class wide access to an object"?

dynamically:

class myClass
{
  ...
  myObject* obj; // declared dynamically ...

Then I usually create an instance of the object within the constructor:

myClass::myClass()
{
  ...
  string str = "whatever";
  obj = new myObj(str); // parameter passed to obj ...

Doing this, I am able to access myObj::obj anywhere from within my

What is myObj?

class. Is it possible to declare obj as a static member variable? If
so, I have not been able to figure out how to do it.

I do not see why not. You can do it like this: class myClass
{
public:
    static myObject obj;
};

myObject myClass::obj(arguments to myObject constructor);


Couple of points: I agree it is not clear what the OP is trying to
achieve, but (1) why make obj public, since the OP only seems to require
"class wide access" (which I take as meaning access for class member/
static functions)? and (2) in the OP's code obj was a *pointer* to a
myObject ... not sure why, but maybe there is a valid reason (which he
hasn't told us).


Salt_Peter gave much better response then both of us did ;)

Anyway, that was just a simple example, therefore you can put it to
private, make it a pointer, reference or whatever you like.

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