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1. Variable declarations in header files - static or not?    stackoverflow.com

When refactoring away some #defines I came across declarations similar to the following in a C++ header file:

static const unsigned int VAL = 42;
const unsigned int ANOTHER_VAL = 37;

2. Is there a way to have static prototypes AND public ones in the same header file in C?    stackoverflow.com

The compiler will always whine when I have mixed public with static prototypes in a header file. Say I have header main.h with a static prototype for function a and a normal ...

3. initialization of static data member in header file    bytes.com

Hi there I am trying to provide a lookup from two 'int's into a char array, something like this: template ::A = "BLA"; // continue with Lookup<0,1; Lookup<0,2... Since the initialization is done in the .h file, it gets included ...

4. header files revisited: extern vs. static    bytes.com

John Goche Hello, The extern keyword can be used in C and C++ to share global variables between files by declaring the variable in header file and defining it in only one of the two files. For example, if x were not declared extern in the header file below then the linker would complain about x being multiply defined. -------------------- // ...