From: remove_this_mimo AT restoel DOT net_and_this (mimo)
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Subject: c++ const definition in djgpp 2.95 problem
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 18:25:57 GMT
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i used to define my constants like this, following advice by someone
who seemed to understand the ansi/iso c++ declaration:

class c{

  const char cszText[] = "Text";
  const int ciNumber = 5;

};

in version 2.95 of gcc this results in a compiler error. now i wonder
how am i supposed to initialize constants. i found out by trying that
the compiler accepts defining the consts values in the constructor,
like this:

c::c() : cszText("Text"), ciNumber(5) {}

but in this case i would have to initialize class member cszText with
a fixed value in the class definition and wherever i use ciNumber for
defining const values this results in another compiler error, because
the value of ciNumber is not defined in the header-file, for instance:

class c{

// same as above

  char szBuffer[ciNumber];
};

does not work any more...

do i have to use #define's again like?!
or is there another way to cope with these things?

cheers

mimo