Problem with static variable

[blackstormdragon]

In my program I have a static variable that I declared, but when I debug my program is tells me that it hasn't been initialized.

class HotDogStand
{
public:
    HotDogStand(int standID, int dogSold);
    void JustSold();
    int ReturnJustSold();
    static int TotalDogSold(int total);
 
private:
    int _standID, _dogSold;
    static int _totalDogSold;
};
 
int HotDogStand::_totalDogSold = 0;
 
void main()

I initialized the static variable outside of the class and it looks like the example in my book, so I don't understand whats wrong.
Thanks

[Ganon11]

I don't have a textbook in front of me, but try adding the static keyword to your initialization? i.e.

static int HotDogStand::_totalDogSold = 0;

[RRick]

This compiled fine with Linux gnu g++, except for the main() at the end.

I assume this is a code snippet, because the body for main is not defined, and my compiler won't let me compile a void main(). It wants an int main()

[blackstormdragon]

Thanks for the help, it seems my problem was else where. When I went to post some more code here, I saw my problem clear as day. So thanks for the help, both of you.