I have the following 2 files:
Code:
// File: DummyClass.h
class DummyClass {
public:
void doNothing() {
}
};
// File: MyMain.cpp
#include "dummyclass.h"
class MyMainClass {
public:
static DummyClass *dumbClass;
MyMainClass(DummyClass dc) {
dumbClass = dc;
}
};
int main() {
MyMainClass myClass(new DummyClass);
myClass->dumbClass->doNothing();
return 0;
}
It generates the following linking error:
error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: static class DummyClass * MyMainClass::dumbClass" (?dumbClass@Edge@@2PAVDummyClass@@A)
If I remove static, it works just fine.