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In article <1993Jan22.133837.13502@news.media.mit.edu>  
wave@media.mit.edu (Michael B. Johnson) writes:
> Hi folks.  For a project I've been doing for some time now, I need  
to keep
> some state info in the Class of a given object.  I'm annoyed by the  
fact
> that I can't add instance variables to a Class object, and have to  
"simulate"
> them with static variables.  Off the top of my head, I don't  
understand this
> restriction.  Can someone out there convince me that this is a  
necessary 
> and proper restriction?
> 


I wholeheartedly agree! I think that these are necessary as well.  
Class variables are important for doing things exactly as you  
mentioned. 

I have the same problem. I set up some initialization for a class  
when the first one is created. By faking the class variables with  
static variables means that I have to restrict my subclassing. Grrr.

For me, I need the static variables for time optimization. I look up  
function references and store them. Its a long story, but its a  
necessary optimization in our real-time system.

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