Re: initialization of static data member in header file

From:
"Victor Bazarov" <v.Abazarov@comAcast.net>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:29:31 -0500
Message-ID:
<fopm4c$7k3$1@news.datemas.de>
mathieu wrote:

 I am trying to provide a lookup from two 'int's into a char array,
something like this:

template <int g, int e> struct Lookup;
template <> struct Lookup<0,0> {
 // some typedef + enums definitions
 static const char A;
};
const char Lookup<0,0>::A = "BLA";


You're trying to initialise an object of type 'char' with a character
array. That's impossible. A char array is not convertible to 'char'.

// continue with Lookup<0,1> ; Lookup<0,2> ...

 Since the initialization is done in the .h file, it gets included
multiple times, and at link time I am getting duplicate symbols.

 Is there another way to initialize static data members ?


Another? Not sure what you mean. Whatever you posted is _not_
a way to initialise it.

Or could
someone let me know of any work around ?


Define and initialise static data in a separate translation unit.
It's not a work-around. It's the only way to do it.

[..]


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