static functions in class

[namon20]

I have few static function in class header file and it seems that I need to put their body in header file but I do not want that. I just want to declare them in header file but define their bodies in cpp file. I can do it for member functions but can't do for static functions. Is it mandatory to define static class functions in header file ??

 

[pavan_2804]

Absolutly not mandatory, you can have a static function declared in header and define in implementation file. Sometimes it does become important to do that. Example is compile-time-constructor.

 

[dougli1sqrd]

Why, what errors do you get?