Re: ObjC static member variable

FROM : vance
DATE : Thu Apr 10 21:42:25 2008

Yes that works but then it becomes a global variable.

I was wondering if ObjC can handle static member variables. If not I 
will have to hack it up and declare the variable outside of the class

Thanks.
Vance

On Apr 10, 2008, at 12:36 PM, Rama Krishna wrote:

> You can declare a static member variable in the implementation file 
> (.m or
> .mm).
>
> static int someSharedVariable;
>
> @implementation
>
> //Use the someSharedVariable in any of the methods
>
> @end
>
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> Subject: ObjC static member variable
>
> Does ObjC supports Static Member Variable, and if so, how do you set 
> it?
>
> The getter function gets a compile time error. In C++ we do
> MyObject::staticObject to return the static member variable but I am
> not sure how is that done in ObjC
>
> Ex:
>
> @interface MyObject : NSObject {    
>     static BaseObject *staticObject;
> }
>
> - (BaseObject *)staticObject
> {
>     return staticObject;
> }
>
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