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title: "Can we declare a static function as virtual?"  
description: "Can we declare a static function as virtual?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-03-28  
updated: 2020-09-19  
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reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Can we declare a static function as virtual?

NO,\
Reason:\
The virtual function mechanism is used on the specific object that determines which virtual function to call. Since the static functions are not any way related to objects, they cannot be declared as virtual.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

NO,\
Reason:\
The virtual function mechanism is used on the specific object that determines which virtual function to call. Since the static functions are not any way related to objects, they cannot be declared as virtual.


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