Hi,

in java, it's possible to declare a class member - be it a function or a variable - as static, thus creating a member that, e.g, holds the same value regardless of instantiation. It is not a constant though, as it stays accessible for all instances of the class which, in case it is a variable, may change it.

I am learning c++ and bought a book which doesn't mention anything like static class members.

Is there or is there not an equivalent construct in c++?

any answers appreciated

costas

Yes there is and it's declared using the keyword static as well. Here's some sample code using a static variable.

#include <iostream>
class test {
static int counter;
public:
int getcount() { return counter;}
test();
};

int test::counter = 0;

test::test() {
counter++;
}

int main(void) {
test foo, bar;

cout << foo.getcount() << "\n";
}