Merlin Beedell: > I sure wish the word 'global' was used instead of > 'static'. It just kinda makes more sense to me!
Those are orthogonal concepts. `static' denotes an element whose existance is with the program, and `dynamic' -- an element whose existance is with an instance of a dymamic object. `global' denotes an element that is accessible from all over a program unit (which may be module, class, namespace, or entire program), and `local` denotes an element owned by, accessible from within, a program unit. The local/global dichotomy is relative: a variable may be global to a method, but local to the class. Fields in OOP are local with respect to the containing class, but gloal with respect to the methods, which is why I so dislike them. Hold on, MG, I have not forgotten about your e-mail.
