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Posted: **26 Sep 2021, 18:01**

What differs

MyFunction() {
   static TargetVar, RequestedCapacity = 16
   VarSetCapacity(TargetVar, RequestedCapacity, 0)
   NumPut(RequestedCapacity , TargetVar, 0, "Type")
   DllCall("Function", "Ptr", &TargetVar)
   Flag := NumGet(TargetVar, 8, "Type")
   return Flag
}

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MyFunction() {
   RequestedCapacity = 16
   NumPut(RequestedCapacity , TargetVar, 0, "Type")
   VarSetCapacity(TargetVar, RequestedCapacity, 0)
   DllCall("Function", "Ptr", &TargetVar)
   Flag := NumGet(TargetVar, 8, "Type")
   return Flag
}

Does static inside a function implies it will be initialized just once before script begins (or when the function is called)?

Calling a function with static variables multiple times, will assign the variables again?

Posted: **26 Sep 2021, 18:04**

Static initializers

Static variables are always implicitly local, but differ from locals because their values are remembered between calls. Each static variable is initialized only once (before the script begins executing).

Posted: **26 Sep 2021, 18:11**

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variable TargetVar is created once and gets a unique address for the lifetime of the script(may or may not be relevant)
variable RequestedCapacity is created once, and assigned value 16, and gets a unique address for the lifetime of the script(may or may not be relevant)
variable TargetVar is zero-initted every time the function is called

bottom:

variable RequestedCapacity is created every time the function is called, and assigned value 16, and gets a unique address every time the function is called(may or may not be relevant)
variable TargetVar is created every time the function is called and gets a unique address every time the function is called(may or may not be relevant)
variable TargetVar is zero-initted every time the function is called

also ur calls' order makes no sense

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