Static function: a storage class may not be specified here
c++, class, static, visual-studio-2010
Solution
In the definition in the `.cpp` file, remove the keyword `static`:
// No static here (it is not allowed)
std::string neighborAtt::intToStr(int number)
{
...
}
As long as you have the `static` keyword in the header file, the compiler knows it's a static class method, so you should not and cannot specify it in the definition in the source file.
In C++03, the storage class specifiers are the keywords `auto`, `register`, `static`, `extern`, and `mutable`, which tell the compiler how the data is stored. If you see an error message referring to storage class specifiers, you can be sure it's referring to one of those keywords.
In C++11, the `auto` keyword has a different meaning (it is no longer a storage class specifier).
Problem
I have defined a function as static in my class in this manner (snippet of relevant code) ``` #ifndef connectivityClass_H #define connectivityClass_H class neighborAtt { public: neighborAtt(); //default constructor neighborAtt(int, int, int); ~neighborAtt(); //destructor static std::string intToStr(int number); private: int neighborID; int attribute1; int attribute2; #endif ``` and in the .cpp file as ``` #include "stdafx.h" #include "connectivityClass.h" static std::string neighborAtt::intToStr(int number) { std::stringstream ss; //create a stringstream ss << number; //add number to the stream return ss.str(); //return a string with the contents of the stream } ``` and I get an error (VS C++ 2010) in the .cpp file saying "A storage class may not be specified here" and I cannot figure out what I'm doing wrong. p.s. I've already read this which looks like a duplicate but I don't know - as he does - that I am right and the compiler is being finicky. Any help is appreciated, I can't find any information on this!