Yes.
Can static variables be declared in a header file?You can't declare a static variable without defining it as well (this is because the storage class modifiersstatic and extern are mutually exclusive). A static variable can be defined in a header file, but this would cause each source file that included the header
When declared as static, the variable has internal linkage and its scope is restricted to the *.c file in which it is declared. It becomes visible to all functions within the file where it is declared and not to functions in other files.
Scope of static variable is with in the file if it is static global. Scope of static variable is with in the function if variable is declared local to a function. But the life time is throughout the program
Your question makes no sense, but here is a simple rule: Public functions' declarations should be in a header file, local (or static) functions' declaration at the beginning of the source file.
A static variable in C is a variable whose value and memory allocation persists throughout the execution of the program. If the variable is declared at file scope (outside of any blocks) the static attribute means the variable is visible only to the file containing it, i.e. it can not be referenced through an extern reference in a different file.
Static may be local of global -local static variable is limited to the function scope. and retain it's value when function is been called . compiler differentiate static variables with a prefix function name while dealing with same name static variable in different functions. - Global static variable is visible to all the function defined in the file and retain it value but it cannot be used outside this file. now Global Variable --- this variable is also visible to all of the functions inside the file but also can be used outside the file via extern keyword.
Yes (but usually it is a bad idea).
static storage class in C tells that: The variable will have the default value as zero. The variable scope will be the file in which it is defined. RaVi
A variable declared static outside of a function has a scope the of the source file only. It is not a global variable. A variable declared outside of a function and without the static qualifier would be a global variable.
You define the function at the same time you declare it, usually in the header file, sometimes in an .hpp file.
stdarg.h
Declare the function static.