C++ where to initialize static const

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Anywhere in one compilation unit (usually a .cpp file) would do:

foo.h

class foo {
    static const string s; // Can never be initialized here.
    static const char* cs; // Same with C strings.

    static const int i = 3; // Integral types can be initialized here (*)...
    static const int j; //     ... OR in cpp.
};

foo.cpp

#include "foo.h"
const string foo::s = "foo string";
const char* foo::cs = "foo C string";
// No definition for i. (*)
const int foo::j = 4;

(*) According to the standards you must define i outside of the class definition (like j is) if it is used in code other than just integral constant expressions. See David’s comment below for details.

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