Thomas Maeder wrote in a message to Neil Heller:
NH> TM> The keyword "static" is used for two purposes in C++.
NH> TM> 1. in class declarations to declare class methods/attributes.
NH> TM> 2. in implementation files to prevent the name of a function/
NH> TM>    variable/constant from polluting the global namespace.
NH> I think maybe there are three, as can be seen by the replies I've
NH> already gotten.
 TM> No,  these  are  the  two possibilities. It's just the
 TM> wording that is different.
How about
int Counter()
{
  static int i = 0;
  return i++;
}
This does not limit the scope of i, but changes its lifetime. 
In other words
3. to change the life time of a local variable in a function.
mvg/wr
  
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