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2.2.5.1 The static variable qualifier

This is a problematic qualifier in the respect that it works differently even for variables depending on where they are! Global variables, to begin with, are (as you know) variables that are defined in the top of the file outside any function. These variables are available in all functions i.e. their scope is object-wide, not just limited to one function.

It is possible to save all global variables in an object with a special efun (described later). However, if the global variable is declared as static, it is not saved along with the rest.

static string TempName; // A non-saved global var.