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Re: const vs. static CFStringRefs



At global scope, right?
The "const" version cannot be changed to point to a separate CFStringRef; the compiler prohibits you from writing:
kStringRef1 = CFSTR("another string"); // <-- illegal


The "static" version, unlike the "const" version, is not given global linkage. It cannot be referenced from another file via extern, like so:
extern const CFStringRef sStringRef1; // <-- illegal


You can combine these properties to create a CFStringRef which cannot be changed and does not have global linkage:
static const CFStringRef k_stringRef3 = CFSTR("local and unchanging string");


In function scope, the meaning of "const" is the same, and "static" is a little different. You can look it up in any C++ reference book for details :)


On Nov 29, 2005, at 5:34 PM, Stevo Brock wrote:

What would be the difference between declaring CFStringRefs const vs. static in a single source file? As in...

const	CFStringRef	kStringRef1 = CFSTR("string1");

vs.

static	CFStringRef	sStringRef2 = CFSTR("string2");

Is there any difference? Is there any difference if they are used once or more than once in the file?

Curious...

-Stevo Brock
 Monkey Tools
 www.monkey-tools.com

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