How to declare a static const char* in your header file?

Question

I\'d like to define a constant char* in my header file for my .cpp file to use. So I\'ve tried this:

private:
    static const char *SOMETHING = \"sommething\";         


        

Answer 1

class A{
public:
   static const char* SOMETHING() { return "something"; }
};

I do it all the time - especially for expensive const default parameters.

class A{
   static
   const expensive_to_construct&
   default_expensive_to_construct(){
      static const expensive_to_construct xp2c(whatever is needed);
      return xp2c;
   }
};