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extern const confusion...

Dean Butcher · 2003-08-19T16:43:29

Hey all! I''m using Visual C++ .net 2002. When I declare a constant variable in one file, say ''const int aConst = 1;'', then redeclare it in another source file as ''extern const aConst;'', expecting it to be initialised to 1 already, the compiler moans if I try to set the size of the array using this extern const saying that it cannot create a zero sized array. I am forced to explicitly reinitialise aConst to 1 in the new source file. Have I misunderstood something? Thanks all. Beginners and experts will find answers here.

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Started by Mathematix August 19, 2003 07:37 AM

9 comments, last by Mathematix 20 years, 8 months ago

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August 19, 2003 04:43 PM

Thanks guys. I''m aware of all the other methods that you had presented. I just can''t understand why the scenario I had presented fails when it''s supposed to be possible.

Back to basics if I want to finish this code shortly.