How do I call a static method of another class

Question

I have a class, lets say CAppPath which has a static method:

public:     static CString GetAppPath(); 

and in CAppPath.cpp it's defined as:

CString CAppPath::GetAppPath() {      return "C:\..\MypAth"; } 

Now I have another class CXMLHandler, and I have included CAppPath.h in it. But how do I call the GetAppPath() method? I've tried:

#include "CAppPath.h" void CXMLHandler::MyMethod { CNDSClientDlg->GetAppPath(); } 

but it doesn't work. How should I access this method? Since it is a static method, do I need to create a object of the class or should I make the class itself static?

Answer 1

You only need to use the scope resolution operator :: to qualify the method with the name of the class that exposes it:

CString appPath = CAppPath::GetAppPath();