[boost] Re: question on static data members of class templates

From: Anthony Williams (anthwil_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-18 03:58:17

Markus Schöpflin writes:
 > Aha, thanks. But does the word "may" in 14.5.1.3 refer to the definition
 > of the static data member or does it refer to where the definition is
 > allowed to live?
 > 
 > In other words, do I _have_ to provide a definition or is the definition
 > itself optional?

You have to provide the definition (though there are moves to make it optional
where the initializer is provided in-class)

Anthony