storage class static of functions

[asit]

Can functions have static storage clas ?? If yes, what is it's
advantage ??

[jameskuyper]

Chris Dollin wrote:

Willem wrote:

asit wrote:
) Can functions have static storage clas ?? If yes, what is it's
) advantage ??

No, functions can not have static storage class.

That's an interesting claim; to be clear, are you saying that

static void nuffin(void) {}

isn't legal, or are you saying that the notion of "storage class"
appropriate to variables isn't applicable to functions?

The latter. It's actually referred to as "storage duration" rather
than "storage class" in the standard. The result of applying the
'static' keyword to the definition of a variable is to give that
variable static storage duration. The result of applying the 'static'
keyword to the definition of a function is to give that function's
name internal linkage.

[Ravishankar S]

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Can functions have static storage clas ??

yes , they can.
If yes, what is it's advantage ??
the "advantages " , if one can call that , are:

the static keyword makes the functions local to the file (more accurately
"translatio n unit") in which it is defined. This means the function can be
called only within that fileTherefore it
1) Provides modularity by data hiding and
2) Gives an opportunity to the compiler to optimize better (by say inlining)

In certain cases a "static" "inline" function is a type-safe replacement for
a preprocessor macro.