#include // Cat class definition class Cat { public: static int HowManyCats; // Static data member to keep track of the number of Cat objects // Constructor that takes age as a parameter Cat(int age) : age(age) { ++HowManyCats; } // Destructor ~Cat() { std::cout << "destructing of the cat!" << std::endl; --HowManyCats; } // Static member function to get the number of Cat objects static int GetHowMany() { return HowManyCats; } private: int age; // Age of the cat }; int Cat::HowManyCats = 0; // Initialize static data member // Function to create an array of 5 Cat objects with ages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 void creating() { std::cout << "before the Cat array is created,the number of the cat is:" << Cat::GetHowMany() << std::endl; Cat* cats[5]; // Array of pointers to Cat objects // Create 5 Cat objects with ages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) { cats[i] = new Cat(i + 1); } std::cout << "after the Cat array is created,the number of the cat is:" << Cat::GetHowMany() << std::endl; // Delete the 5 Cat objects to free memory and reduce the count for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) { delete cats[i]; } } int main() { std::cout << "before the function,the number of the cat is:" << Cat::GetHowMany() << std::endl; creating(); std::cout << "after the function,the number of the cat is:" << Cat::GetHowMany() << std::endl; return 0; }