Customise my static without a ctor

SortaCore

I'll get a static initialised without a explicit ctor if it kills me! header:

struct client {
static client dummy;
std::string username;
int id; // 0+ OK
}

cpp:

// Static definition
client client::dummy = std::move(*[=] { client * c = new client();
c->username = "";
c->id = -1;
return c;
}()
);

I'm not going to use this code but I wonder about it... memory leak?

Lost User

And you are sure you didn't miss a way to write it more unreadable? ;P :laugh:

It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question

SortaCore

I'm used to C# so tried

return new client(){username = ""; /* etc */ }

but didn't get told off about it until compile-time ;P

David ONeil

Why does the struct have to have a static copy of itself in it? Why can't you just do:

struct client {
std::string username;
int id; // 0+ OK
}

static client theInstance;
theInstance.username = "";
...

Jon McKee

David O'Neil wrote:

Why does the struct have to have a static copy of itself in it?

Doubt it but might be the pattern used by some of .NET for defaults. Think string.Empty or Comparer.Default[^].