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| From | David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c++ |
| Subject | Re: 1.0 / 0.0 |
| Date | 2022-01-03 17:14 +0100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
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On 03/01/2022 10:24, Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Jan 2022 09:28:25 +0100
> "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 3 Jan 2022 09:11, red floyd wrote:
>>> On 1/2/2022 10:21 PM, Juha Nieminen wrote:
>>>> Manfred <noname@add.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> namespace my
>>>>> {
>>>>> static constexpr float inf = std::numeric_limits<float>::infinity();
>>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> I don't think a constexpr variable needs to be 'static'.
>>>
>>> Yeah, don't they have internal linkage by default, like const does?
>>
>> Yes, `constexpr` implies (drags in) `inline` and `const`.
>>
>> Still, in a class definition `static` means something else than above,
>> and can't be omitted for a `constexpr` data member.
>>
>> That's unreasonable to me: the language /requiring/ you to write a
>> meaningless filler word, a word that can't be omitted but carries no
>> extra meaning and doesn't help the compiler's parsing. As I see it
>
> In a similar vein, why does C++ still insist on class static values being set
> outside of the class? eg:
>
> struct myclass
> {
> static int i;
> };
>
> int myclass::i = 123;
>
> Why on earth can't I just do:
>
> struct myclass
> {
> static int i = 123;
> };
>
> in the same way that const members are initialised? I've never seen a good
> reason why it must be this way and it makes for messy header files.
>
>
struct myclass
{
inline static int i = 123;
};
This has been valid since C++17, along with inline variables. (Why do
you need "inline" here? Good question, and I hope someone else can
geive a good answer!)
<https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/static#Static_data_members>
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Re: 1.0 / 0.0 Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2021-12-31 10:25 +0000
Re: 1.0 / 0.0 Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2021-12-31 18:34 +0100
Re: 1.0 / 0.0 Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-01-03 06:21 +0000
Re: 1.0 / 0.0 red floyd <no.spam.here@its.invalid> - 2022-01-03 00:11 -0800
Re: 1.0 / 0.0 "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach@gmail.com> - 2022-01-03 09:28 +0100
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Re: 1.0 / 0.0 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-01-03 17:14 +0100
Re: 1.0 / 0.0 Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2022-01-03 16:22 +0000
Re: 1.0 / 0.0 scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-01-03 17:40 +0000
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Re: 1.0 / 0.0 scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-01-04 15:24 +0000
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Re: 1.0 / 0.0 Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-01-04 07:58 +0000
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Re: 1.0 / 0.0 Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2022-01-04 10:42 +0100
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Re: 1.0 / 0.0 Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2022-01-04 15:40 -0800
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