Static variables in functions

As a sort of lame approach to explaining static variables in functions to noobs (like myself), could you say that, FOR THE FUNCTION IN QUESTION, the following:

Code:

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void func(void)
{
    static int x = 5;

    x++;
}

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is roughly the same as:

Code:

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int x = 5;

void func(void)
{
    x++;
}

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Don't kill me if this is so wrong, I've just started fiddling around with static. :)

Other than variable scope, it has the same effect.


Quzah.