Will 'static' optimise my code?

Code:

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void samRing::getParameterDisplay (long index, char *text)
{
        static char waveName [4] [4] = { "Sin", "Tri", "Squ", "Saw" };

        switch (index)
        {
                case pFreq:
                        sprintf (text, "%d", (int) (freq * MAX_FREQ));
                break;

                case pWaveType:
                        strcpy (text, waveName [waveType]);
                break;

                case pDry:
                        sprintf (text, "%d", (int) (dry * 100));
                break;
        }
}

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I'm presuming that because the array is static, the assignments will only occur once. In all subsequent calls, this will be skipped over. Am I right?

Yes, after waveName is initialized the first time the function is called, subsequent calls won't reassign it. But any speed gain will probably be negligible.

Make it a constant (const char WaveName[] ...) and the compiler *might* optimize it even further.

I wasn't hoping to make great gains in speed, I just didn't like the thought of that array being re-assigned every call - it's just sloppy. But thanks for the const idea, I'll do it.