Pointers to static member variables

A static member variable is just like an ordinary C/C++ variable, except with scope:

It is inside a class, so it needs its name decorated with the class name;
It has accessibility, with public, protected or private.

So, if you have access to the static member variable and decorate it correctly, then you can point to the variable like any normal variable outside a class:

class Class {
public:
    static int i;
}; // Class

int Class::i = 1; // Define the value of i (and where it's stored!)

int j = 2;   // Just another global variable

int main() {
    int k = 3; // Local variable

    int *p;

    p = &k;   // Point to k
    *p = 2;   // Modify it
    p = &j;   // Point to j
    *p = 3;   // Modify it
    p = &Class::i; // Point to Class::i
    *p = 4;   // Modify it
} // main()

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