I understand that you can use the static keyword for functions and variables to prevent them from being visible from other files. Can I use it for classes/structs? For example, inside a function, I use a struct that only that function uses, but I don't want to be able to use it from outside that file and I don't return that struct.
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You don't need to? Unless you are talking about having a variable of class type at file scope? – UnholySheep Jul 15 '20 at 13:57
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@UnholySheep C++ has ODR – user253751 Jul 15 '20 at 13:57
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`static` is not a visibility modifier. It controls *storage duration* and/or *linkage* (depending on context). – 0x5453 Jul 15 '20 at 13:58
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@user253751 it does. – W. Albuquerque Jul 15 '20 at 14:00
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Can I use the static keyword for classes and structs in C++?
No. However, you can define classes in an anonymous namespace which will prevent it from being named in other translation units.
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