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What is the use of static variable in a C++ class?

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Please provide some details on the static class variable, how it works and any example would be great.

posted Dec 6, 2013 by anonymous

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In C++, When a static variable is declared inside a class it is known as class variable. This static variable is shared among all the objects of that class. If a programmer want to track the number of objects of a particular class in the system, such variables helps.
It's a long time back when I studied so I could not provide much details.
Looking for others to respond.

answer Dec 6, 2013 by Vimal Kumar Mishra
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