The source file it is in.
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
Inline functions can be static. However, their usage outside of classes in C++ has been deprecated (a hangover from C). Static member functions are allowed of course, and they can be inline expanded where desired. In C, a static function simply has limited scope within the same translation unit. In C++, unnamed namespaces are the preferred method of achieving the same end.
Declare the function static.
Declare the function static.
Scope is generally defined as variable or functions life... Generally the life is between the opening braces and close braces "{ }" ... If thee variable is defined as "static" and if is defined outside a function then its scope is in same file. if defined as global then its scope is across the files.
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.
Scope determines the lifetime of non-static names, as well as the visibility of both static and non-static names, when constructors and destructors are called and when member variables are initialised. Names can be applied to any type of variable, including instances of a class (objects).There are five distinct types of scope in C++:Local scope: names declared within a statement block are accessible only to that block and the blocks contained by it, from the point of declaration onwards. This includes the formal names of arguments to a function.Function scope: labels are the only names that have function scope.File scope or namespace scope: any name declared outwith all blocks and classes has file scope. Non-static names are usually referred to as global names.Class scope: Names of private class members have class scope, which includes friends of the class. Names of protected members extend their scope to derivatives of the class. Names of public members extend their scope outwith the class.Prototype scope: Names declared in a function prototype are only visible until the end of the prototype.
When a function is declared static at file scope, this means the function has internal linkage only. That is, the function is only accessible to the translation unit in which it is declared. This applies to both C and C++. However, we can achieve the same thing in C++ by declaring a (non-static) function in an un-named (anonymous) namespace. Whether this better represents internal linkage or not is merely a matter of taste. In C++ we can also declare static functions inside a class. Static member functions differ from non-static member functions in that they do not have access to a 'this' pointer; they are local to the class, not to objects (instances) of the class. As such, they can be invoked without having to instantiate an object from the class.
No, because there are no objects in C.
The term C static is a variable within computer programming in particular C Language. When set static the variable inside a function keeps its value between invocations.
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