VC7 and const class members

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3 comments, last by billybob 21 years, 1 month ago

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March 06, 2003 04:30 AM

does VC7 handle const class members correctly? VC6 doesn''t, i''m pretty sure you are supposed to be able to do something like this:


class MyClass
{
   const int SomeConst = 5; // doesn''t work in vc6, but i''m almost positive you are supposed to be able to
};

if you are supposed to be able to, does VC7 do it right?

546

March 06, 2003 04:54 AM

Sure does.

Edit: But only when they are static const

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[edited by - Dean Harding on March 6, 2003 5:56:33 AM]

134

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March 06, 2003 05:11 AM

even better, thanks

354

March 06, 2003 11:24 AM

Considering const members are instance-specific, they need to be initialized in the constructor.

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March 06, 2003 02:52 PM

quote:Original post by daerid
Considering const members are instance-specific, they need to be initialized in the constructor.

Except, as has been said, when they are static

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