Thread: What does the 'static' in "vector<static FixPt> Data1024;" stand for?

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    What does the 'static' in "vector<static FixPt> Data1024;" stand for?

    Hi folks,

    I am a newcomer to C++ and am reading a example code right now. In this example code, the author used a lot of
    Code:
    vector<static DataType> somename;
    . I know the static vector definition but wonder what's the different between
    Code:
    static vector<int> var1
    and
    Code:
    vector<static int> var2
    ? Can anybody explain this for me? Thanks a lot.


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    Quote Originally Posted by cuthbert View Post
    Hi folks,

    I am a newcomer to C++ and am reading a example code right now. In this example code, the author used a lot of
    Code:
    vector<static DataType> somename;
    . I know the static vector definition but wonder what's the different between
    Code:
    static vector<int> var1
    and
    Code:
    vector<static int> var2
    ? Can anybody explain this for me? Thanks a lot.
    I'm pretty sure it means nothing in that context. It does compile though.
    Kinda unexpected that the language even allows it.
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    It shouldn't compile. Who knows what your compiler may be doing - unless it documents what it does in this case.

    Quote Originally Posted by ISO/IEC 14882:2003(E)
    14.1 - 2
    There is no semantic difference between class and typename in a template-parameter. typename followed by an unqualified-id names a template type parameter. typename followed by a qualified-id denotes the type in a non-type parameter-declaration. A storage class shall not be specified in a template-parameter declaration.
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    Code:
    vector<static int> var2
    still can be complied by VC2005pro. But, it works just like the code without 'static' identifier.

    Thanks for your answers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cuthbert
    still can be complied by VC2005pro. But, it works just like the code without 'static' identifier.
    Then it looks like a bug in the compiler. This test program fails to compile with both the MinGW port of g++ 3.4.5 and the Comeau online compiler:
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    #include <vector>
    
    int main()
    {
        std::vector<static int> somename;
    }
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    Interesting. I wonder if any of these work under MSVC:
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    sizeof(static int)
    static_cast<static int>(2.2);
    typeid(static int)
    What they have in common is that they use the "type-id" production. If these work, MSVC misparses this production to allow storage class specifiers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CornedBee View Post
    Interesting. I wonder if any of these work under MSVC:
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    sizeof(static int)
    static_cast<static int>(2.2);
    typeid(static int)
    What they have in common is that they use the "type-id" production. If these work, MSVC misparses this production to allow storage class specifiers.
    In VS2008pro the two first don't ('static' keyword not permitted in a cast), the second compiles normally.

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    I really should stop assuming that things that work under MSVC are part of the language. I know a great deal of things that it supports that aren't, but the list just keeps on growing...
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    Well, writing compilers is not easy. I am guessing it is not on purpose but rather due to the infrastructure of the compiler mostly, that things are allowed that should not be.
    But sometimes VS can be even more flexible then a compiler should be...
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    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

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