Re: static variables in g++

From:
Stuart Golodetz <sgolodetz@NdOiSaPlA.pMiPpLeExA.ScEom>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++.moderated
Date:
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:33:58 CST
Message-ID:
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coderyogi wrote:

The problem statement is to print the numbers from 1 to 100 and then
back to 1; without using
a) recursion
b) any loops
I've coded the solution as follows:

[CODE]

#include <iostream.h>

class list {
   private:
     static int count;
   public:
     list ()
     {
       cout << ++count << endl;
     }
     ~list ()
     {
       cout << count-- << endl;
     }
};

int main (void)
{
   list a[100];
   return 0;
}

[/CODE]

Although the code gives correct output with turbo c compiler, i get
following errors with g++:

/tmp/ccJCckwR.o(.list::gnu.linkonce.t.(void)+0x16): In function
`list::list(void)':
: undefined reference to `list::count'
/tmp/ccJCckwR.o(.list::gnu.linkonce.t.(void)+0x1c): In function
`list::list(void)':
: undefined reference to `list::count'
/tmp/ccJCckwR.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._._4list+0x17): In function
`list::~list(void)':: undefined reference to `list::count'
/tmp/ccJCckwR.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._._4list+0x1d): In function
`list::~list(void)':: undefined reference to `list::count'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

If anybody can help, thanx!


Interesting problem :-) Other people have pointed out what the issue
with your solution was, so I won't repeat that, but FWIW you can also do
it like this:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
using boost::lexical_cast;

template <int N> struct Up : Up<N-1> {
     static std::string s;
     Up() { s = Up<N-1>::s + lexical_cast<std::string,int>(N) + " "; }
};

template <> struct Up<0> {
     static std::string s;
     Up() { s = ""; }
};

template <int N> struct Down : Down<N-1> {
     static std::string s;
     Down() { s = lexical_cast<std::string,int>(N) + " " + Down<N-1>::s; }
};

template <> struct Down<0> {
     static std::string s;
     Down() { s = ""; }
};

template <int N> std::string Up<N>::s;
std::string Up<0>::s;
template <int N> std::string Down<N>::s;
std::string Down<0>::s;

int main()
{
    std::cout << Up<100>().s << Down<99>().s << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

I suppose it's arguable whether or not it uses recursion (in some sense
of the word), but it certainly doesn't do it explicitly. Nor does it use
any loops.

Cheers,
Stu

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