From -4508344505304966765 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,942dd48e323646a4 X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public From: Ole Reinartz Subject: Re: const static member in a class Date: 2000/05/31 Message-ID: <39338E39.2DA652BB@gmx.de>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 629414635 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Approved: Fergus Henderson , moderator of comp.std.c++ References: <3908CCBC.E02307C@hotmail.com> <392E5925.6BABB160@gmx.de> X-Authentication-Warning: mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU: fjh set sender to devnull@stump.algebra.com using -f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net X-Mail2News-Path: news.demon.net!mulga.cs.mu.oz.au X-Trace: mail2news.demon.co.uk 959773315 mail2news:25142 mail2news mail2news.demon.co.uk Organization: Nokia X-Robomod: STUMP, ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov) MIME-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 12:50:01 EET DST Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Francis Glassborow wrote: [snip] (snipped text acknowledged; you are right Francis, it only works as long as nobody wants to have the address of that const) > >(like it would do when you would #define m_a 1). Still > >the type savety remains. > >Also I think (didnt look it up in the standard though) that it works for all > >the builtin types. > > You really should check the standard. A special rule was allowed for > static const integer values because such values are often wanted as > compile time constants (e.g. for an array size). enums were being used > for named integer literals before this change was made. Could you tell me where that is in the standard please? I only have the draft from end of '96. There I cannot find anything about a special rule for static const integer values. Furthermore the compiler I use (gcc of several versions; 2.7.2 to 2.95) allow me to in- class- initialize static const values of char,short,long,float and double. Thanks, Ole --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://reality.sgi.com/austern_mti/std-c++/faq.html ]