Inheriting and static members
- by Bruce
Here is my code -
#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h>
using namespace std;
class Base
{
public:
int a;
};
//int Base::a = 5;
class Derived : public Base
{
public:
int static a;
};
int main()
{
Derived d;
cout<<d.a;
getch();
return 0;
}
I get a linker error here. But when I do it the other way round -
class Base
{
public:
int static a;
};
int Base::a = 5;
class Derived : public Base
{
public:
int a;
};
I get no error. Can someone please explain what is happening here.
