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Ava
Ava

Reputation: 838

C++ - initializing static member its own method

Is it possible to initialize static member with its own method eg. initialize()?

Example:

class Foo
{
//some private variables
public:
static Bar example;
//some methods
}

Then call it in main.cpp like:

Foo::example.initialize(argument);

Of course it does not work. Also it has lack in encapsulation because variable is public. I woud like it to be private and initialized just once. I do not have any other option than initializing it with a method.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 72

Answers (1)

Robert Andrzejuk
Robert Andrzejuk

Reputation: 5222

The default way for initializing an object should be by it's default construtor.

If it is really needed then a Singleton can be used (be aware it is an Anti-pattern: What is an anti-pattern? , also What is so bad about singletons?)

class Singleton
{
public:
    static const Bar& getBarInstance()
    {
        static Bar bar;

        return bar;
    }
};

This will only be initialized once.

Upvotes: 1

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