RE: [Dev-C++] What is a static function

[Ioannis V. <no...@ya...>]

static functions or global variables have scope only at the compilation
unit (in normal computers: file) where they are defined. They can not be
seen outside of their compilation unit.


Ioannis

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev...@li...=20
> [mailto:dev...@li...] On Behalf=20
> Of Albert Vilella Bertran
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 2:48 PM
> To: dev...@li...
> Subject: [Dev-C++] What is a static function
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> I don't understand what is like to declare a function as=20
> "static". For example:
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> static void initBV() {
> if (!inittedBV)
>     {
>     int i;
>     for (i=3D0; i<ArraySize(bV); i++)
>     bV[i] =3D -1;
>     bV['a'] =3D bV['A'] =3D A_B_V;
>     bV['b'] =3D bV['B'] =3D B_B_V;
>     bV['c'] =3D bV['C'] =3D C_B_V;
>     bV['d'] =3D bV['D'] =3D D_B_V;
>     bV['e'] =3D bV['E'] =3D E_B_V;
>     inittedBV =3D TRUE;
>     }
> }
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> What is that code doing?
> If I "malloc" something inside the function, what happens? Is=20
> the space able to be freed outside of the function? How is=20
> that "int i" variable managed, is it created always but not=20
> used unless the "if" condition is true? Can I put this kind=20
> of conditional declaration of functions in a non-static function?
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> I don't know much of it, you see! :)
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