static
functions in C?
Basically, this is yet another meaning of static
. When you write static
preceding a function declaration, its meaning is “this function is only callable within this translation unit”.
A “translation unit” is the input which corresponds to an object file (foo.o
) as output. In C, this is usually a foo.c
file. Or more precisely, it’s the output after running the preprocessor on foo.c
.
I wrote this because I felt like it. This post is my own, and not associated with my employer.
Jim. Public speaking. Friends. Vidrio.