Thread: const in class

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    const in class

    hi guys i have a question about constant variable i tried to define consts in a class but compiler gives errors.do you guys have any suggestion?can i use #define instead of const?what wrong with this code?



    Code:
    //this class calculates circle perimeter of a circle   ,c=2*pi*r
    
    class circle 
    {
    	const float pi=3.14;
    	const int r=2;
    	const int m=4;
    public:
    	
    	void calc()
    
    	{
    
    //arguments
    
    
    }
    
    
    };

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    You can't define const members that way. In your case, i suggest using 'static const'.
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    For your purpose, static const will be fine. Otherwise you have to initialize them using the constructor (using initializer lists).
    That will thankfully be fixed in the next version of the standard.
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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.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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    Members cannot be initialized this way. Const members/references must be all initialized in all constructors. These "constants" should not be non-static members.
    Code:
    static const float pi = 3.14;
    class circle 
    {
        int r_; // float?
        int m_; // float?
    public:
        circle(int r, int m)
            : r_(r), m_(m)
        {
        }
    };

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    good !

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    thanks guys.

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