Tag: what is the use of static data member

When we add a static data member in class, it will have only one copy per class.Let us understand with an example.//Header file#include <iostream>using namespace std;class base {     static unsigned int m_classMember; //static data member    unsigned int m_objectMember; //nonstatic data memberpublic:    base() {         m_objectMember = 0;        ++ m_classMember;         ++ m_objectMember;       cout << “Count: “ << m_classMember  << “ “ << m_objectMember <<           endl;    }}; //Source file:unsigned int…