Thread: static member function ISSUE

Code:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

class test
{

    public:
        static string justAFunction();
    private:

}myTest;

string test::justAFunction()
{

    return string("I'm just testing...");

}

int main()
{
    cout<<test.justAFunction();
}

Why couldn't I make this static function work? Arent static member functions made so i can call them withtout making an object of that class?

Originally Posted by dhuan

Code:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

class test
{

    public:
        static string justAFunction();
    private:

}myTest;

string test::justAFunction()
{

    return string("I'm just testing...");

}

int main()
{
    cout<<test.justAFunction();
}

Why couldn't I make this static function work? Arent static member functions made so i can call them withtout making an object of that class?

you are correct, but you cannot use the dot operator. you must use the :: operator instead, so in your case it would be

Code:

cout << test::justAFunction();