how to initialize and use static struct [duplicate]

Answer 1

Static member variables need to be made public. The way you currently have it setup implicitly makes the struct private. I ran a few tests and what ASH says is correct you have to instantiate the structure in the global scope but you can't do that with a private member. Personally, I get the scoping error:

'configuration' is a private member of 'Someclass'

Only after I make the struct public: did it compile without error.

#include <iostream>

class Someclass 
{
public:       
    static struct info 
    {
        int a;
        int b;
        int c;
        info() : a(0), b(0), c(0){}

    } configuration;

    void captureCorners(int frame);
};

struct Someclass::info Someclass::configuration;

void Someclass::captureCorners(int frame) 
{
    configuration.c = frame;
}

int main ()
{
    Someclass firstclass;
    Someclass secondclass;

    Someclass::configuration.a = 10;
    firstclass.configuration.b = 8;
    secondclass.configuration.c = 3;

    using namespace std;


    cout << "First Class a = " << firstclass.configuration.a << "\n";
    cout << "First Class b = " << firstclass.configuration.b << "\n";
    cout << "First Class c = " << firstclass.configuration.c << "\n";

    cout << "Second Class a = " << secondclass.configuration.a << "\n";
    cout << "Second Class b = " << secondclass.configuration.b << "\n";
    cout << "Second Class c = " << secondclass.configuration.c << "\n";

    cout << "Everyclass a = " << Someclass::configuration.a << "\n";
    cout << "Everyclass b = " << Someclass::configuration.b << "\n";
    cout << "Everyclass c = " << Someclass::configuration.c << "\n";

}

Answer 2

Add this into your cpp file; to instantiate the static structure:

CornerCapturer::configValues CornerCapturer::configuration;

and dont forget the ; after the enclosing } of your class.