Re: static member initialization
On Sep 15, 8:56 pm, "Frank Neuhaus" <fneuh...@uni-koblenz.de> wrote:
(Sorry I accidently submitted the question twice)
Hi
I've got a question on the initialization of static member variables. I h=
ave
some class that has a static member variable (some std::vector<something>=
*)
and a static member function. In the cpp corresponding to the class, the
variable is initialized like this:
std::vector<something>* TestClass::myStaticVar=new std::vector<somethin=
g>();
Now my static function does something with this vector. I have observed
cases where the "myStaticVar" has a value of 0 when accessed from the sta=
tic
Hi Frank
I really don't understand what do you mean by 0. myStaticVar is a
vector. I wrote
the following code:
// Y.h
#include <vector>
class Y {
static std::vector<int>* pVec;
public:
static void f();
};
// Y.cpp
#include "Y.h"
std::vector<int>* Y::pVec = new std::vector<int>();
void Y::f()
{
pVec->push_back(1);
}
// main.cpp
#include "Y.h"
int main()
{
Y::f();
return 0;
}
and it is regular and normal. There is a point here. according to the
rules of C++,
static data members and global variables are initialized with 0 of
appropriate type.
function. I have tried to reproduce this behaviour in a smaller sample bu=
t
it always worked there for some reason.
Does anyone have an idea in what cases these static variables are properl=
y
initialized?
Thanks alot
Regards,
Saeed Amrollahi
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