Why do I get linker error when I try to compile this in Visual Studio 2008
#include <stdafx.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
#include <string>
class MyClass
{
public:
MyClass () { };
virtual ~MyClass() {};
static std::string niceString (std::map<int, int> mappp) { _myMap = mappp; return "nice string"; };
private:
static std::map<int, int> getMap ( ) { return _myMap; };
static std::map<int, int> _myMap;
};
int main(){
std::map<int, int> mappp;
mappp[1] = 1;
std::cout << MyClass::niceString(mappp);
}
error is:
Error 1 error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "private: static class std::map<int,int,struct std::less<int>,class std::allocator<struct std::pair<int const ,int> > > MyClass::_myMap" (?_myMap@MyClass@@0V?$map@HHU?$less@H@std@@V?$allocator@U?$pair@$$CBHH@std@@@2@@std@@A) test22.obj test22
You've declared the static member _myMap
, but not defined it. Add this line just above int main()
:
std::map<int, int> MyClass::_myMap;
Think of it like a function that has been declared but not defined in any .cpp file - you get a linker error if you use it.
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