Now, as you must have noticed that static data members are in public visibility space, as my application is changing it, anyone can come and change it (encapsulation issues) So, we try to make them ...

static int a, b; // Static data member declaration. Static data member should be declared inside class and defined outside the class sam.getdata(); // Calling static function by object name Sample :: ...

I've come across something I don't see very often today: a global static function.<BR><BR>Could someone please enlighten me as to the difference between a static and normal global function? My first ...