Sets the initial values of the static variables to a compile-time constant.
[edit] ExplanationConstant initialization is performed in the following cases:
The effects of constant initialization are the same as the effects of the corresponding initialization, except that it is guaranteed that it is complete before any other initialization of a static or thread-local(since C++11) object begins.
[edit] NotesThe compiler is permitted to initialize other static and thread-local(since C++11) objects using constant initialization, if it can guarantee that the value would be the same as if the standard order of initialization was followed.
Constant initialization usually happens when the program loads into memory, as part of initializing the program's runtime environment.
[edit] Example#include <iostream> #include <array> struct S { static const int c; }; const int d = 10 * S::c; // not a constant expression: S::c has no preceding // initializer, this initialization happens after const const int S::c = 5; // constant initialization, guaranteed to happen first int main() { std::cout << "d = " << d << '\n'; std::array<int, S::c> a1; // OK: S::c is a constant expression // std::array<int, d> a2; // error: d is not a constant expression }
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[edit] Defect reportsThe following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior CWG 441 C++98 references could not be constant initialized made constant initializable CWG 1489 C++11 it was unclear whether value-initializingconstinit
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