Boolean variable - One time declaration - definition

Konstantinos

Hi all. I want to have a Boolean variable, which will be declared and defined, only one time.

The global variable with the "extern", is declared one time, but it should be defined many times in any class that is used.

So my question is this: Can I declare and define a Boolean variable just one time, in one header for example, and then to use it in any class I want, without more definitions?

Thanks in advance.

mrjj

Hi
Im not sure what you are asking.

Say we have
myvars.h
extern bool globalbool;

and in myvars.cpp
#include "myvars.h"
bool globalbool;

Then in
other.cpp file
#include "myvars.h"

and you can use globalbool directly.

Note: this is not nice code/ good design.

Can I ask what the goal is ?

(moved to c++)

VRonin

@Konstantinos said in Boolean variable - One time declaration - definition:

Can I declare and define a Boolean variable just one time, in one header for example, and then to use it in any class I want, without more definitions?

yes, a that's a global static.

just create a header global.h and type bool myGlobalBool = true; in it. now just `#inlcude "global.h" to use it.

An important warning:

if you need such a thing your design is probably wrong

kshegunov

@Konstantinos

@VRonin said in Boolean variable - One time declaration - definition:

just create a header global.h and type bool myGlobalBool = true; in it. now just `#inlcude "global.h" to use it.

Nope, follow @mrjj's advice. Defining a variable in a header is going to give you infinite amount of "symbol redefinition" errors. Declare the variable as extern, define it in a .cpp file. I agree, though, that if you need to do this you're probably doing something suspicious.

Pradeep Kumar

Hi,

If u want to use boolean value which is declared and defined, which has to be used across all other class, y dont u use definition variables.

Ex :
bool value = true;

u have declared and defined value as true, which will be required for all classes.

instead use

If ur not changing the value dynamically , go for option definition variable.

Create the separate class and define

#define boolValue false
Or
#define boolValue true

So in this u can use boolValue variable in all classes.

MyFirstClass.cpp

#include "common.h"
use the variable boolValue in MyFirstClass

MySecondClass.cpp

#include "common.h"
use the variable boolValue in MySecondClass

Thanks,

jsulm

@Pradeep-Kumar said in Boolean variable - One time declaration - definition:

#define boolValue false

this does not define a variable, it defines another name for false.
Whenever you then write boolValue the preprocessor will replace it with false.
So you can just use false.
This does not answer the original question.

Pradeep Kumar

@jsulm

Hey sorry about the misconception of the topic and my post.

i should have rephrased saying definition variables can be across all the classes.
and not as mentioned in the topic as declared and defined.

Thanks,