Class Data and Methods

Class Data and Methods

1. Static member of a class do not belong to any instances of the class

   • There will only ever be one of the static members no matter how many instances of the class are made

2. You define the static variable OUTSIDE the classes declaration

   • Cannot access any non static members in the class

3. Why are static members useful?

   • Lifetime is the same as the lifetime of the program
   • You can access the members before any initialisations have been made