Correct place to initialize class variables?

Question

Where is the correct place to initialize a class data member? I have the class declaration in a header file like this:

Foo.h:

class Foo {
private:
    in         


        

Answer 1

You're attempting to initialize an instance member via a static initialization construct. If you want this to be a class level variable (static) then precede the variable with the static keyword.

class Foo {
private:
  static int myInt;
};