On local and global static variables in C++

Question

C++ Primer says

Each local static variable is initialized before the first time execution passes through the object\'s definition. Local statics are

Answer 1

Hopefully, this example will help to understand the difference between static local and global variable.

#include 

using namespace std;

static int z = 0;

void method1() {
    static int x = 0;
    cout << "X : " << ++x << ", Z : " << ++z << endl;
}

void method2() {
    int y = 0;
    cout << "Y : " << ++y << ", Z : " << ++z << endl;
}

int main() {
    method1();
    method1();
    method1();
    method1();
    method2();
    method2();
    method2();
    method2();
    return 0;
}

output:

X : 1, Z : 1
X : 2, Z : 2
X : 3, Z : 3
X : 4, Z : 4
Y : 1, Z : 5
Y : 1, Z : 6
Y : 1, Z : 7
Y : 1, Z : 8