// header file called .. test.h [1]
static const double dval ( 3.1233 );
// in a source file called main.cpp [2]
class bar {
static const double dbar_val ;
public :
bar () {}
};
double bar::dbar_val = 3.1233;
[1] compiles while [2] does not because only (hope I'm saying this
right) static const integral data members can be initialized in a
class. I was reading a thread a few days ago where it was said - if
memory serves - C++Ox (some version of GCC is already doing this) will
recognize [2]. The question: Why is [1] allowed to compile while [2]
doesnt? The fact that one is a class and the other is not doesnt seem
like a good answer to me.
