[LIP] C++ : Initialization of a static member

Hi friends,

	In one C++ class, I have to use a static member with the following
declaration:

static const std::map<std::string, unsigned int>

	The member should also be initialized to certain data. Since C++
forbids in-line initialization of non-integer static const members, I
have to do it outside the class declaration. Even there, I cannot do it
in a simple manner because I have to use the following method repeatedly
for every tuple that I have to insert into the map:

std::map::insert (pair<std::string, unsigned integer>) 

	Hence, as a last resort I have to write a static (factory) method just
so that it can create/return the map object that the static const data
member is supposed to hold.

	I'd like to know how do others address this issue of initializing
non-trivial static data members in a C++ class; whether a smarter way
exists where I don't have to write a static method just for
initialization.


Regards,
Shantanu
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