C++ static members in class

Question

Is it possible to access to access and use static members within a class without first creating a instance of that class? Ie treat the the class as some sort of dumping ground for globals

James

Answer 1

Yes, it's precisely what static means for class members:

struct Foo {
    static int x;
};

int Foo::x;

int main() {
    Foo::x = 123;
}