What’s the difference between these two

[daniela.valkanova]

void init1()
{
 static int yrs = 1;
 cout << "The value of yrs is " << yrs << endl;
 yrs = yrs + 2;
 return;
}
void init2()
{
 static int yrs;
 yrs = 1;
 cout << "The value of yrs is " << yrs << endl;
 yrs = yrs + 2;
 return;
}

[Hiroshe]

Sounds like homework.

What do you think the implications of splitting up line 3 is? What does static do?

[daniela.valkanova]

I think the first one does 1,3,5 and so on
when the second would only do 1,1,1,1

[Hiroshe]

Good! In the first example, the value isn't set. It's initialized. In the second example, the value is set on each call.

[daniela.valkanova]

I really appreciate your help
Good night