static const vs. const static

Question

I do not understand the difference between these two statements in my C++ class:

class MyClass {
  public:
  private:
     static const int var = 0;                   


        

Answer 1

They are the same. But I would always go for Option 1 for a simple reason that the keywords const and int fit better when juxtaposed as they define the datatype. Where as the keyword static defines the accessibility of that variable.