>Within the header (.h) file I have...

>class CPlayPiece : public CObject
>{
>protected:
>    // Lots of stuff...

>public:
>    // More stuff...

>    // Static CArray member
>    static CArray<int, int> m_CArray_colorCounter;

>}; // class CPlayPiece : public Cobject

>Then in the implementation (.cpp) file I have...

>// Static member initialization
>CArray<int, int> CPlayPiece::m_CArray_colorCounter;
>// CPlayPiece::m_CArray_colorCounter.SetSize(200);

>// Default constructor
>CPlayPiece::CPlayPiece(const CRect & CRect_playSurface)
>{
>    CPlayPiece::m_CArray_colorCounter.SetSize(200);

>    // More stuff
>}

>In the .cpp file I have the variable,  m_CArray_colorCounter, completely
>qualified.  However, when I try to set the size of the CArray object
>immediately under the line, I get a bunch of errors...

>error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '.'
>error C2501: 'm_CArray_colorCounter' : missing storage-class or type
>specifiers
>error C2371: 'public: static class CArray<int,int>
>CPlayPiece::m_CArray_colorCounter' : redefinition; different basic types
>        c:\myfiles\computer
>related\vcpp_projects\general_3\tetris\playpiece.h(55) : see declaration
>of 'public: static class CArray<int,int>  CPlayPiece::m_CArray_colorCounter'
>error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '.'

>However, when I include the SetSize() function in the constructor it
>compiles.  My concern is that with each new instance of CPlayPiece the
>array will be resized.

>Why can I not set the size outside of the scope of the constructor?  Is
>this the correct way of using a class object as a static member of
>another class?

> You can't write an arbitrary statement in namespace or global scope.
> You can only write various declarations there. Your statement:

>  CPlayPiece::m_CArray_colorCounter.SetSize(200);

> is illegal in this context. If CArray has no ctor which allows you to
> set the size, and you still want to set its size the moment it's
> created, you'll have to wrap it in a class, whose ctor sets the size,
> and use that class for your static member variable. Then your
> definition of the static member would look something like:

>  MyArray CPlayPiece::m_MyArray_colorCounter(200);