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From: Valentin Bonnard <Bonnard.V@wanadoo.fr>
Subject: Re: Is this legal C++...?
Date: 1999/03/30
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Paul wrote:
> 
>    struct X{
>       static const int x=0;
>    };
> 
> While some compilers reject this, the standard seems to suggest
> that it is legal. See std. sec 9.4.4 and 3.1.

Yes, it's perfectly legal for constants of integral type (like int). 
Note that you also have to define X::x once in your program:

const int X::x;

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Valentin Bonnard
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