Restring Classes

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Original post by ncsu121978
look into using Singleton

"A soldier is a part of the 1% of the population that keeps the other 99% free" - Lt. Colonel Todd, 1/38th Infantry, Ft. Benning, GA

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#include <windows.h>

class cTest
{
 public:
     cTest ();
     ~cTest ();
     static cTest* GetTest ();
 protected:
     cTest (const cTest&);
};

#include "Main.h"
#define MsgBox(String) MessageBox (NULL, String, "Message", MB_OK);

cTest::cTest ()
{
 MsgBox ("Constructor");
}

cTest::~cTest ()
{
 MsgBox ("De-Constructor");
}

cTest* cTest::GetTest ()
{
 MsgBox ("GetText");
 static cTest TestInstance;
 return &TestInstance
}

int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE ThisInstance,
                    HINSTANCE,
                    LPSTR,
                    int)
{
 cTest* Test1 = cTest::GetTest ();
 cTest Test2;
 
 return 0;
}
 

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cTest* Test1 = cTest::GetTest ();

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cTest Test2;

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Original post by Anonymous Poster
There should not be a public constructor declared if you want to only be able to access a instance of the class using a getInstance() method. You still have to declare a constructor, just make it private. If you don''t declare it private a default public constructor will be created.

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