Static Member Functions | C++ Tutorial

[@_Rodrigues-jc3nf]

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[@Huffer7]

Very well explained!

[@dzentsetsu5607]

Thank you for good tutorial. Have a question. Where is it okay to initialize static variable? Should it be initialized in header or cpp file? And another question is it considered bad practice to make static variable public?

[@PortfolioCourses]

You're welcome! And great questions too! 🙂 We shouldn't initialize the static variable in the header, this is a good thread as to why: stackoverflow.com/questions/22869788/why-should-i-not-initialize-static-variable-in-header. I've never heard that it's a bad practice to make static variables public, I think it would depend on what they are being used for.

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[@stonedcodingtom9097]

Very good explanation

[@PortfolioCourses]

Thank you very much for the positive feedback, I'm glad you enjoyed the explanation! :-)

[@ValliNayagamChokkalingam]

Thank you! Private variables cannot be defined/initialized outside the class but private static variables can be initialized outside the class using ::, right?

[@PortfolioCourses]

Yes that's true, though I believe private static variables *must* be initialized outside of the class (though if you really deep drive research it you may find there is some nuance there, I think a couple types of static members can be technically be initialized in the class).

[@nejatakar7641]

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[@PortfolioCourses]

Thank you Nejat! :-)