C++ variable persistence in object scope?

Is there a way to make a C++ variable persistent in object scope?
"static" key word makes the variable persistent but it is class scope.
I need a persistent variable for each instance of class.

Here is an example

class MyClass
{
	public:
	void myFunction()
	{
		static int staticCounter=0; // variable shared by all instances of class
		int autoCounter=0;	// value forgotten after every call

		Serial.print("staticCounter=");
		Serial.print(staticCounter);
		Serial.print(", autoCounter=");
		Serial.print(autoCounter);
		Serial.println();
		staticCounter++;
		autoCounter++;
	}
};

MyClass obj1;
MyClass obj2;

void setup()
{
	Serial.begin(9600);
	delay(500);
}

void loop()
{
	for (int i=0; i<3; i++)
	{ 
		obj1.myFunction();
	} 
	for (int i=0; i<3; i++)
	{ 
		obj2.myFunction();
	} 

	while (true)
	{
	}
}

And here is the Serial output:

staticCounter=0, autoCounter=0
staticCounter=1, autoCounter=0
staticCounter=2, autoCounter=0
staticCounter=3, autoCounter=0
staticCounter=4, autoCounter=0
staticCounter=5, autoCounter=0

You need to learn A LOT more about Classes, data members, function members, ... etc.

There's too much already well explained about the subject to need a long post.

Google C++ classes tutorial and find some you can follow. This one may do:
http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/classes/

Thanks for the link GoForSmoke. That's a nice tutorial.

Here is the example with a counter in each object

class MyClass
{
	int counter;		// each object has it's own copy of counter

	public:
	MyClass()
	{
		counter = 0;
	}
	void myFunction()
	{
		static int staticCounter=0; // variable shared by all instances of class
		int autoCounter=0;	// value forgotten after every call

		Serial.print(" Counter=");
		Serial.print(counter);
		Serial.print(", staticCounter=");
		Serial.print(staticCounter);
		Serial.print(", autoCounter=");
		Serial.print(autoCounter);
		Serial.println();
		counter++;
		staticCounter++;
		autoCounter++;
	}
};

MyClass obj1;
MyClass obj2;

void setup()
{
	Serial.begin(9600);
	delay(500);
}

void loop()
{
	for (int i=0; i<3; i++)
	{ 
		obj1.myFunction();
	} 
	Serial.println();

	for (int i=0; i<3; i++)
	{ 
		obj2.myFunction();
	} 

	while (true)
	{
	}
}

And this is the Serial output:

counter=0, staticCounter=0, autoCounter=0
counter=1, staticCounter=1, autoCounter=0
counter=2, staticCounter=2, autoCounter=0

counter=0, staticCounter=3, autoCounter=0
counter=1, staticCounter=4, autoCounter=0
counter=2, staticCounter=5, autoCounter=0

For each object there is a unique int counter but for all there is one static int staticCounter.
All Objects in a class share functions and by extension static variables in them.

Nice example code in that it does show only what you're concerned with, BTW.

So that only creates a static variable whose scope is only inside that object's function & not to all functions in the object. If you were wanting the scope to all functions in the object & you wanted to maintain the scope only to that class...

Simply initialize the variable outside the class or at the top of the .cpp file.

// Example of a properly used static variable used inside class, BUT INITIALIZED OUTSIDE OF CLASS! 
#define PrintArg(v){      \
  Serial.print(#v);       \
  Serial.print(" = ");    \
  Serial.println(v);      \
}

class Example{    
  public:
   int16_t ID;             // Member Variable
   static int16_t NextID;  
   
   Example(){              // Class contstructor
     ID = NextID++;       // reads static variable stores in id unique to each individual object
   }
   
   int16_t getNextID(){
      return(NextID);
   }
};

int16_t Example::NextID = 0;

Example Ex0, Ex1, Ex2;

void setup(){
   Serial.begin(115200);      // Start serial at 115200 baud rate
   while(!Serial);            // Wait for Serial Terminal to startup
   delay(300);                // Initial delay seems to work

   PrintArg(Ex0.ID);  // Prints:  "Ex0.ID = 0"  
   PrintArg(Ex1.ID);  //          "Ex1.ID = 1"
   PrintArg(Ex2.ID);  //          "Ex2.ID = 2"
   
   PrintArg(Ex0.getNextID());      // Prints: "3"
   PrintArg(Ex1.getNextID());      //         "3"
   PrintArg(Ex2.getNextID());      //         "3"
}
void loop(){ }

An ordinary variable in the class, would seem to be a persistent variable for each instance of the class. I don't think this is a problem.

If you want a static variable to be shared by all instances of the class, you declare that variable to be static, inside the class, but not inside one of the functions.