Mega Code Archive
Accessing static members without an object
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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class Cat
{
public:
Cat(int age):itsAge(age){count++; }
virtual ~Cat() { count--; }
virtual int GetAge() { return itsAge; }
virtual void SetAge(int age) { itsAge = age; }
static int count;
private:
int itsAge;
};
int Cat::count = 0;
void TelepathicFunction();
int main()
{
const int MaxCats = 5; int i;
Cat *CatHouse[MaxCats];
for (i = 0; i<MaxCats; i++)
{
CatHouse[i] = new Cat(i);
TelepathicFunction();
}
for ( i = 0; i<MaxCats; i++)
{
delete CatHouse[i];
TelepathicFunction();
}
return 0;
}
void TelepathicFunction()
{
cout << "There are ";
cout << Cat::count << " cats alive!\n";
}
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