initialization error

[mactonio]

hey guys, i'm getting this error from my .h file:
in-class initialization of static data member of non-integral type 'static const string'

here is a part of the code:

#include <string>
..
..
class Class{

static const string mystring = " xox ";
..
..
}

thanks in advance

 

[cpjust]

You can't initialize a static member variable like that (except int variables for some strange reason).

In your .cpp file add this to initialize your static variable:

static const string Class::mystring( " xox " );

 

[mactonio]

thanks cpjust, that worked.

 

[PerFnurt]

You could also make it a namespace constant:

The .h

namespace SomeNameSpace
{
    static const std::string foo = "Bar";
}

Usage:

std::cout << SomeNameSpace::foo << ...;

/Per

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