Contents|Index|Previous|Next Common misunderstandings with GNU C++   C++ is a complex language and an evolving one, and its standard definition (the ANSI C++ draft standard) is also evolving. As a result, your C++ compiler may occasionally surprise you, even when its behavior is correct. The following documentation discusses some areas that frequently give rise to questions of this nature. Declare and define static members Temporaries may vanish before you expect