C++Talk.NET C++ language newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  const char* as a static member          C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language (comp.lang.c++) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Alex Vinokur Guest Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:10 am    Post subject: const char* as a static member Is this library safe? Does this have to do with Position Independent Code? ====== Library ====== --- File foo.h --- struct Foo { static const char* s_name; // Stuff }; ------------------- --- File foo.cpp --- const char* Foo::s_name = "ABCD"; // Stuff ------------------- ==================== Alex Vinokur email: alex DOT vinokur AT gmail DOT com http://mathforum.org/library/view/10978.html http://sourceforge.net/users/alexvn Back to top Ivan Vecerina Guest Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:10 am    Post subject: Re: const char* as a static member "Alex Vinokur" <alexvn (AT) users (DOT) sourceforge.net> wrote in message news:1158042703.368926.259390 (AT) p79g2000cwp (DOT) googlegroups.com... : Is this library safe? The posted code is perfectly safe according to the C++ standard. : ====== Library ====== : : --- File foo.h --- : : struct Foo : { : static const char* s_name; : // Stuff : }; : : ------------------- : : --- File foo.cpp --- : : const char* Foo::s_name = "ABCD"; : : // Stuff : : ------------------- : : ==================== : Does this have to do with Position Independent Code? Position Independent Code does not "exist" in C++. As I understand it, PIC is an implementation detail of generated code on some platforms, where only PC-relative addresses are used to allow the code to be relocated in memory without requiring any absolute address fixing. I don't see that the above code illustrates anything specifically related to PIC. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Position_independent_code Cheers --Ivan -- http://ivan.vecerina.com/contact/?subject=NG_POST <- email contact form Brainbench MVP for C++ <> http://www.brainbench.com Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language (comp.lang.c++) All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum C/C++----------------C LanguageC Language (Moderated)C++ Language (Moderated)C++ language (comp.lang.c++)C++ language, library and standards Non-English C/C++ Newsgroups----------------C++ (German)C++ (French)  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.