Re: Arrays as static members

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From: Jim Gewin
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 00:00

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Greg Comeau wrote:
> 
> In article <377C0B28.414CD2A1@worldnet.att.net> jgewin@worldnet.att.net writes:
> >Magnus Hult wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I've got a problem (again). Take a look at this:
> >>
> >> class Object {
> >>     public:
> >>         int id;
> >>         static Object *pId[50];
> >> };
> >>
> >> How to allocate memory for those 50 static members? I can't make a loop
> >> outside a function, and it doesn't feel right to write "Object
> >> *Object::pId[n] = 0;" 50 times.
> >>
> >Perhaps:  put the loop into a constructor and a loop
> >to destroy the array in the destructor?
> 
> It shouldn't be as simple as that because then it would means every Object
> instance would do that.  At the least it would require a (static) flag then.
> Anyway, some other posts offer additional thoughts.
> 
> - Greg

You're right.  I missed the fact that they were static,
even though he said so quite clearly.

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