how to set static variable c++ code example
Example 1: static variable in c++
/*
this example show where and how
static variables are used
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
//doing "using namespace std" is generally a bad practice, this is an exception
using namespace std;
class Player
{
int health = 200;
string name = "Name";
//static keyword
static int count = 0;
public:
//constructor
Player(string set_name)
:name{set_name}
{
count++;
}
//destructor
~Player()
{
count--;
}
int how_many_player_are_there()
{
return count;
}
};
int main()
{
Player* a = new Player("some name");
cout << "Player count: " << *a.how_many_player_are_there() << std::endl;
Player* b = new Player("some name");
cout << "Player count: " << *a.how_many_player_are_there() << std::endl;
delete a;
cout << "Player count: " << *b.how_many_player_are_there() << std::endl;
}
/*output:
1
2
1
*/
Example 2: static in class c++
#include <iostream>
class Entity {
public:
static int x,y;
static void Print() {
std::cout << x << ", " << y << std::endl;
}// sta1tic methods can't access class non-static members
};
int Entity:: x;
int Entity:: y;// variable x and y are just in a name space and we declared them here
int main() {
Entity e;
Entity e1;
e.x = 5;
e.y = 6;
e1.x = 10;
e1.y = 10;
e.Print();//output => 10 because variable x and y being static point to same block of memory
e1.Print();//output => 10 because variable x and y being static point to same block of memory
Entity::x; //you can also acess static variables and functions like this without creating an instance
Entity::Print(); //you can also acess static variables and functions like this without creating an instance
std::cin.get();
}