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**AutotelicBrown** · 08-31-2015, 10:29 PM

A non-static variable is (ignoring compiler optimizations) always allocated (including calling it's constructor which may be a costy operation for some types) and deallocated from stack memory during the duration of its scope. e.g. everytime the function where it is declared is called.

Compare to a static variable where the variable, simply put, 'stays there' through the lifetime of the process after its first use.

08-31-2015, 10:29 PM	#10
AutotelicBrown Under the scarlet moon Join Date: Jan 2014 Age: 31 Posts: 921	Re: [University - C++ Programming] Help With Assignment (Very Basic Stuff) A non-static variable is (ignoring compiler optimizations) always allocated (including calling it's constructor which may be a costy operation for some types) and deallocated from stack memory during the duration of its scope. e.g. everytime the function where it is declared is called. Compare to a static variable where the variable, simply put, 'stays there' through the lifetime of the process after its first use.