Compiler Error C2246

 

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identifier' : illegal static data member in locally defined class

A member of a class, structure, or union with local scope is declared static.

The following sample generates C2246:

// C2246.cpp  
// compile with: /c  
void func( void ) {  
   class A { static int i; };   // C2246  i is local to func  
   static int j;   // OK  
};  

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