illegal call of non-static member function [why???]

[shanknbake]

I'm getting the following compile-time error:

error C2352: 'Person::getCou nt' : illegal call of non-static member
function

Here is my getCount function declaration:
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//person.h
class Person
{
....
public:
...
int getCount();
}
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//person.cpp
int Person::getCoun t()
{
return count;
}
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//test.cpp
int main()
{
....
for (int i = 0; i < Person::getCoun t(); i++)
persPtr[i]->print();
int total = Person::getCoun t();
....
}
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Do you see something that I don't? Mind I'm a bit of a beginner with C+
+. I've spent far too long trying to figure this one out.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[anon]

anon wrote:

shanknbake wrote:

>I tried using 'static int getCount()' so that Public::getCoun t() would
work, but it give me problems with not being able to use the member
variable 'int count'. Take a look (I'll give my entire program here)
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http://rafb.net/p/Cwqix279.html

The error I got is listed at the top.

I'm still very VERY foggy on this whole "static member variable /
static function...etc. .." stuff. I've never learned it before and so I

**after reading your code**
count needs to be static as well, and you need to lower it in the
Person's destructor

Just a small add: using static data like that, you are risking a
possible Static Order Fiasco. Better take a look in the FAQ about static
members