I’m reading some code that goes:
extern class MyClass : BaseClass
{
...
} MyInstance;
Does the extern refer to the class declaration or the instance?
I’m reading some code that goes: extern class MyClass : BaseClass { … }
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I’m reading some code that goes:
extern class MyClass : BaseClass
{
...
} MyInstance;
Does the extern refer to the class declaration or the instance?
Instance. Classes cannot be extern.
Although the code smells – this snippet suggests that true declaration of that instance uses a separate class definition. Bad, bad idea – defining the class twice.