static variables are stored in a special area of the heap called the "permanent generation".
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Constants, static variables and global variables are allocated in the program's data segment at compile time. Local variables are allocated on the stack at runtime. Variables cannot be allocated on the heap, you must use a constant, static variable, global variable or local variable to store the start address of a dynamic memory allocation. The variable must be a raw pointer or a reference handle (a smart pointer).
Globals and statics are both allocated in static memory. Locals are allocated on the stack.
A static variable in C is a variable whose value and memory allocation persists throughout the execution of the program. If the variable is declared at file scope (outside of any blocks) the static attribute means the variable is visible only to the file containing it, i.e. it can not be referenced through an extern reference in a different file.
No, a static variable means that there is only one copy of that variable, and it is shared by all members of the class, or by all callers of a function.A variable that is read-only would be marked as const or final (depending on language).
Pointer can be defined as variable that is used to store memory address , usually the location another variable in memory. Pointers provide a means through which memory location of a variable can be directly accessed.