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Can static variables be declared in a header file?

Question ListCategory: cCan static variables be declared in a header file?
adamemliy16 author asked 8 years ago
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jeanderson295 author answered 8 years ago

You can’t declare a static variable without defining it as well (this is because the storage
class modifiers static and extern are mutually exclusive). A static variable can be defined in a

header file, but this would cause each source file that included the header file to have its own

private copy of the variable, which is probably not what was intended.

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