Thread: Difference in outlook

is there any difference in the following:

Code:

struct Player
{
    static int s_hp;
};

int Player::s_hp = 100;

to this:

class Player
{
public:
    static int s_hp;
};

int Player::s_hp = 10;

what is better to use, I need to use static variables so I can pass a changed
value to a new function

thanks - pete