Static in namespace{} in IEX.h

[Chudleyj]

Why are the functions in the empty name namespace static? g++ *.cpp -std=c++11 -ljsoncpp -lcurl -o exa.out && ./exa.out AMZN -a compiles fine without the static keyword.

[mpherg]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4725204/use-of-static-variables-and-functions-in-global-scope

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Why are the functions in the empty name namespace static? g++ *.cpp -std=c++11 -ljsoncpp -lcurl -o exa.out && ./exa.out AMZN -a compiles fine without the static keyword.

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[Chudleyj]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/357404/why-are-unnamed-namespaces-used-and-what-are-their-benefits

Empty namespace and static are redundant in this case aren’t they?

[mpherg]

Yes, I believe empty namespaces are the C++ preferred way to ensure that a free function is local only to the translation unit.