Cpp n00b= What is a public static void ???

[señorbadger]

i have to learn c++ at university next year and i cant get my head around a public static void

if you convert this word for word i have gavered

public = self explanitory
static = doesnt change
void = empty space


this is really confusing me

[SLH]

Static means that the value of the variable declared with this will be retained even when out of scope.
Void is often used to signify that a function returns nothing.

[Dreamlax]

A void pointer is a pointer with no specific type, in order to get the value it points to you must cast a type onto it.

Is it a pointer?

[azteched]

a "public static void" function sounds rather like java, because the public is with the function declaration.

a public static void function is a function that:

1. is callable from outside the class it's declared in (public)
2. is not actually a member of the class; it is callable without an instance of the class. (static)
3. returns nothing (void)

[SLH]

Originally posted by Dreamlax
A void pointer is a pointer with no specific type, in order to get the value it points to you must cast a type onto it.

Is it a pointer?

Yes, it's a pointer (it just doesn't know what it's pointing at).