Richard Guenther <richard.guent...@gmail.com> writes:
>>> If you are doing that, why don't you write a simpler code by
>>> just defining (e.g. initializing) the data member outside the class?
>>
>> 'cause I want the compiler to be able to use (inline) the underlying values.
>
> I think it'll do that with initializing the member outside of the class as
> well.
>
> struct X { static float const v; };
> const float X::v = 1;
> int main()
> {
> return (int)X::v;
> }
That'll work if you only have one file ... but the only way that
definition of X::v would be visible to many users in a typical prog is
if it were in a header file -- and then you'll get a mulitple-definition
error for X::v when linking....
-miles
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