What is the difference between a static and const variable?

Question

Can someone explain the difference between a static and const variable?

Answer 1

A static variable can get an initial value only one time. This means that if you have code such as "static int a=0" in a sample function, and this code is executed in a first call of this function, but not executed in a subsequent call of the function; variable (a) will still have its current value (for example, a current value of 5), because the static variable gets an initial value only one time.

A constant variable has its value constant in whole of the code. For example, if you set the constant variable like "const int a=5", then this value for "a" will be constant in whole of your program.