Q: (dmd 1.x) Difference between 'static const ...' and 'const ...'in templates

[Myron Alexander]

Kirk McDonald wrote:
> BCS wrote:
>> Reply to Myron,
>>
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> For DMD 1.x, let's say I have the following template:
>>>
>>>> template structname (S) {
>>>> static const string structname = S.stringof[0..$-1];
>>>> }
>>> Is there any difference between 'static const ...' and 'const ...'?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Myron.
>>>
>>
>> I may be wrong but, unless you use it as a mixin or inside of a 
>> class/struct, I don't think so.
>>
>>
> 
> More generally: Using 'static' at module-level scope does nothing. If 
> the actual declaration ends up at some other scope (whether the template 
> was mixed-in or is simply located somewhere other than module scope) 
> then the 'static' will be meaningful.
> 

Thanks all.

Myron.