"Uninstantiated" Class Member Functions?

[Randy Yates]

Hi,

Is there a way to write a class member function that does not
require an instantiation of the object to be invoked? For
example,

class MYCLASS
{
bool CheckIfMYCLASS(string &teststring);
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
MYCLASS* pmc;

if MYCLASS::CheckIfMYCLASS(argv[1])
{
pmc = new MYCLASS;
}
}
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[red floyd]

Randy Yates wrote:

Hi,

Is there a way to write a class member function that does not
require an instantiation of the object to be invoked? For
example,

[redacted]

look up static member functions

[Jacques Labuschagne]

Randy Yates wrote:

Hi,

Is there a way to write a class member function that does not
require an instantiation of the object to be invoked? For
example,

As RF said, static functions fit the bill.

class M{
private:
static unsigned long num_instances_;
public:
M(){ ++num_instances; }
static bool instantiated(){ return num_instances_ > 0; }
};
unsigned long M::num_instances_ = 0;

int main(){
cout << "Instantiated: " << boolalpha << M::instantiated() << endl;
}

Jacques.

[Randy Yates]

Jacques Labuschagne <ja*****@clawshrimp.com> writes:

Randy Yates wrote:

Hi,
Is there a way to write a class member function that does not
require an instantiation of the object to be invoked? For
example,

As RF said, static functions fit the bill.

class M{
private:
static unsigned long num_instances_;
public:
M(){ ++num_instances; }
static bool instantiated(){ return num_instances_ > 0; }
};
unsigned long M::num_instances_ = 0;

int main(){
cout << "Instantiated: " << boolalpha << M::instantiated() << endl;
}

Jacques.

Thanks, Jacques and RF.
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