[comp.lang.c++] what are static methods?

rfg@riunite.ACA.MCC.COM (Ron Guilmette) (04/12/89)

I got the following message from Michael Tiemann some time ago in
response to a question that I had asked him.  Can someone please
shed some light on these new "static method" entities?  I know
nothing about them.  Are they animal, mineral, or vegatable?
How many more guesses do I get?

>From mdt@yahi.stanford.edu Mon Mar 20 20:29:36 1989
>
>Static member functions were discuss at the Denver C++ Implementors
>Workshop.  Since they were discussed at altitude, I would wait until
>seeing something in print about these before getting too nervous.

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