Local Class

why local class cannot have static member?

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Originally Posted by ksrameshkanth

why local class cannot have static member?

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....because: Local classes don't have any linkage (neither internal nor external). However they can access static variables defined in the enclosing scope. You may want to have a look at this - Local Classes. Hope this helps. Regards.

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Originally Posted by MSDN

the static keyword specifies that the variable has static duration (it is allocated when the program begins and deallocated when the program ends) and initializes it to 0 unless another value is specified.

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Actually local classes are "disposable classes", we use a local class to define a function object that is accessible only from within its scope. so its pointless to allow static variables in disposable class.