How to assign protected static member of struct in c?

Question

code is

struct {
  protected:
   static int labelCounter;
};

how would you assign the value of a protected non static member? there some difference in initialization compared to an instance method, but no (not much) difference in value assignment — Gian Paolo, Feb 17 '17 at 09:25
I dont see what is unclear about this thread... How to initialize a static member. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19469475/struct-static-member-meaning-definition — J3STER, Feb 17 '17 at 09:54

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 17 '17 at 09:25

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protected members can be assigned in methods that belong to the class, or any derived class.

Your static member can be initialized normally, but you have to give a name to the struct:

struct MyStruct { protected: static int labelCounter; };

// .cpp:
int MyStruct::labelCounter = 12;

answered Feb 17 '17 at 09:25

peterchen

Thanks that is it. – Gangesh Feb 17 '17 at 09:27
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@Gangesh That is not assignment, that is initialization! Please learn the difference. – Martin Bonner supports Monica Feb 17 '17 at 09:30

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