Question

If I have a class called Test ::

class Test
{
    static std::vector<int> staticVector;
};

when does staticVector get constructed and when does it get destructed ?

Is it with the instantiation of the first object of Test class, or just like regular static variables ?

Just to clarify, this question came to my mind after reading Concepts of Programming Languages (Sebesta Ch-5.4.3.1) and it says ::

Note that when the static modifier
appears in the declaration of a
variable in a class definition in C++,
Java and C#, it has nothing to do with
the lifetime of the variable. In that
context, it means the variable is a
class variable, rather than an
instance variable. The multiple use
of a reserved word can be confusing
particularly to those learning the
language.

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Answer 1

Exactly like regular static (global) variables.