#  StaticFieldTested.py  Copyright (c) Kari Laitinen

#  http://www.naturalprogramming.com

#  2006-05-02  File created.
#  2022-12-27  Converted to Python 3.

#  This program demonstrates a kind of static field of a class.

class TestClass  :

   number_of_objects_created  =  0 

   def __init__( self )  :

      TestClass.number_of_objects_created += 1


   def print_status( self )  :

      print( "\n  %d objects created"  %  TestClass.number_of_objects_created, end="" )



#  The main program

first_object   =  TestClass()

first_object.print_status()

second_object  =  TestClass()

first_object.print_status()

third_object   =  TestClass()

first_object.print_status()

fourth_object  =  TestClass()

third_object.print_status()

print( "\n\n  %d objects created"  %  TestClass.number_of_objects_created )