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accessing static member variables

I have a symbol inst which is an object of class classy. I need to access a static member of this class through the object’s symbol. I have tried inst::staticmember but my g++ says error: ‘inst’ is not a class or namespace.

How can I do this?

Answer 1

You use the dot:

inst.staticmember

:: is only for use with namespaces or classes, as you may have discerned from your compiler error.

You can access static member variables two ways: either through classy::staticmember where classy is a class, or inst.staticmember where inst is a class instance.