static if syntax

[bearophile]

Steve Teale:

>is the block after the final else 'static'?<

Yes, it is.


>Would it be better if the 'static' before the whole sequence of tests applied throughout rather than having to be explicitly restated in some places, but not in others?<

Few times I have forgotten to put a "static" in such chain of static ifs (so I may appreciate a kind of static switch) but in practice I think your idea will lead to other bugs. So it may be better to not change the current design.

Bye,
bearophile