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+@ishita
+
+//code
+
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string.h>
+using namespace std;
+
+class Message
+{
+	private:
+		char str[30];
+		//static data member to count the objects
+		static int count;
+		
+	public:
+		//constructor
+		Message()
+		{
+			count++;
+		}
+		
+		//member function to initialise message
+		void initMessage(char s[])
+		{
+			strcpy(str,s);
+		}
+		
+		//member function to print message
+		void printMessage(void)
+		{
+			cout << str << endl;
+		}
+		
+		//static member function
+		static int totalObjects(void)
+		{
+			return count;
+		}
+};
+
+//initialise static member function
+int Message::count =0;
+
+//main function
+int main()
+{
+	Message M1;
+	Message M2;
+	Message M3;
+	
+	M1.initMessage("Message one");
+	M2.initMessage("Message two");
+	M3.initMessage("Message three");
+	
+	M1.printMessage();
+	M2.printMessage();
+	M3.printMessage();
+	
+	//printing object count 
+	cout << "Total objects created: " << Message::totalObjects() << endl;
+	
+	return 0;
+}