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  • M Mark Salsbery

    toxcct wrote:

    not a native english speaker (like you)

    LOL! I'm pretty sure the rest of the world doesn't call what we Americans speak "English" ;P

    Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:

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    john john mackey
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    touché :laugh:

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    • T toxcct

      you're saying this as if such construction never exists... but I'm sure it is ! for example, the following is perfectly valid : "If I were you, I wouldn't do that"... ;P

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      Mark Salsbery
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      Hey tox (aka Grammar Nazi)... Shouldn't you be busy working on this?[^] ;P

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      • M Mark Salsbery

        CPallini wrote:

        That's true.

        Huh? I call static methods that aren't in the same source file all the time :)

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        CPallini
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        Actually his sentence,

        steph5 wrote:

        I was in the understanding that if you declare a static function it can only be called from the source file where it is declared.

        and yours

        Mark Salsbery wrote:

        Huh? I call static methods that aren't in the same source file all the time

        are not in conflict: standard (i.e C-like, not belonging to a class) static functions have file scope, while static methods have not such a constraint. :)

        If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
        This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
        [My articles]

        In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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        • M Mark Salsbery

          Hey tox (aka Grammar Nazi)... Shouldn't you be busy working on this?[^] ;P

          Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:

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          toxcct
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          Mark, wait. I didn't say all I write is gramatically correct; I make mistakes sometimes. BUT, isn't the construction I just asked you in this thread valid ?

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          • CPalliniC CPallini

            Actually his sentence,

            steph5 wrote:

            I was in the understanding that if you declare a static function it can only be called from the source file where it is declared.

            and yours

            Mark Salsbery wrote:

            Huh? I call static methods that aren't in the same source file all the time

            are not in conflict: standard (i.e C-like, not belonging to a class) static functions have file scope, while static methods have not such a constraint. :)

            If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
            This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
            [My articles]

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            toxcct
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            CPallini wrote:

            while static methods

            C++ (actually Bjarne Stroustrup) don't talk about methods (which is more correct to Java/C#), but talks about member variables and member functions.

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            • T toxcct

              Mark, wait. I didn't say all I write is gramatically correct; I make mistakes sometimes. BUT, isn't the construction I just asked you in this thread valid ?

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              Mark Salsbery
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              I'm just goofin with you here, of course.

              toxcct wrote:

              isn't the construction I just asked you in this thread valid ?

              Where at? I missed something somewhere :)

              Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:

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              • T toxcct

                you're saying this as if such construction never exists... but I'm sure it is ! for example, the following is perfectly valid : "If I were you, I wouldn't do that"... ;P

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                CPallini
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                And you're right [^]. Anyway it looks like 'wish' is needed in the sentence. Anyway I'm a poor Italian man... :-D

                If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                [My articles]

                In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                • CPalliniC CPallini

                  Actually his sentence,

                  steph5 wrote:

                  I was in the understanding that if you declare a static function it can only be called from the source file where it is declared.

                  and yours

                  Mark Salsbery wrote:

                  Huh? I call static methods that aren't in the same source file all the time

                  are not in conflict: standard (i.e C-like, not belonging to a class) static functions have file scope, while static methods have not such a constraint. :)

                  If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                  This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                  [My articles]

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                  Mark Salsbery
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                  I stand corrected! :) And I'm not the one that voted you down! Cheers!

                  Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:

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                  • T toxcct

                    CPallini wrote:

                    while static methods

                    C++ (actually Bjarne Stroustrup) don't talk about methods (which is more correct to Java/C#), but talks about member variables and member functions.

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                    CPallini
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                    #28

                    OOP talks about methods. C++ use its own jargon to name the same entity. :)

                    If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                    This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                    [My articles]

                    In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                    • M Mark Salsbery

                      I stand corrected! :) And I'm not the one that voted you down! Cheers!

                      Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:

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                      CPallini
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                      Mark Salsbery wrote:

                      I stand corrected!

                      did you ever doubt if? ;P

                      Mark Salsbery wrote:

                      And I'm not the one that voted you down!

                      No doubt about. BTW: no Kanine Crunchies for my troll this evening. :)

                      If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                      This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                      [My articles]

                      In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                      • T toxcct

                        Mark, wait. I didn't say all I write is gramatically correct; I make mistakes sometimes. BUT, isn't the construction I just asked you in this thread valid ?

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                        Mark Salsbery
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                        I see it now sorry :) Yeah you are right I think. The more I say both versions, yours sounds better. And using "was" implies past tense which seems silly. :beer:

                        Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:

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                        • CPalliniC CPallini

                          Mark Salsbery wrote:

                          I stand corrected!

                          did you ever doubt if? ;P

                          Mark Salsbery wrote:

                          And I'm not the one that voted you down!

                          No doubt about. BTW: no Kanine Crunchies for my troll this evening. :)

                          If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                          This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                          [My articles]

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                          Mark Salsbery
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                          CPallini wrote:

                          Kanine Crunchies

                          Now I'm hungry! :-D

                          Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:

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                          • CPalliniC CPallini

                            steph5 wrote:

                            I was in the understanding that if you declare a static function it can only be called from the source file where it is declared.

                            That's true.

                            steph5 wrote:

                            Am I missing something??

                            Yes: in

                            steph5 wrote:

                            class myClass { static void myFunction }

                            is not an ordinary (i.e. C-style) static function, is a static method (i.e is a member of the class even if you don't need an instance of the class to call it). :)

                            If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                            This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                            [My articles]

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                            Rajesh R Subramanian
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                            :suss: Why the low vote? Someone had a bad day. Perhaps. here[^] as well.

                            Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal - Friedrich Nietzsche .·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·. [Microsoft MVP - Visual C++]

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