Re: [Dev-C++] My Two Problems

[Per W. <pw...@ia...>]

A const variable is a variable that may not be changed.

A static variable is (if in function) a variable that keeps it's value
between multiple calls or (if outside any function) a variable whose name
isn't exported to the linker, i.e. not accessible from any other source
file.

It is perfectly ok to have multiple definitions for a static function as
long as they are in separate source files. Since a static function may
only be referenced from the same source file, there are no problems with
multiple functions having the same signature.

/Per W

> "static" for a function means the same thing as "const" for a
> variable. If you declare a function static, the compiler won't
> let you give separate definitions for the function in
> different source files.