Only initialize each QIcon once

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/list_item.cpp b/src/list_item.cpp
index 6409169..a7fde7e 100644
--- a/src/list_item.cpp
+++ b/src/list_item.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@
 #include "types.h"
 
 QIcon* choose_icon(StatusType status_type) {
-    return new QIcon(); // TODO: null icon for the moment
+    // via the use of `static' in the following switch block, the idea is to only initialize each QIcon type once in the program's lifetime.
+
+    switch (status_type) {
+        // TODO: only null icon for the moment
+        default:
+            static QIcon* icon = new QIcon();
+            return icon;
+    }
 }
 
 ListItem::ListItem(const QString &text, StatusType status_type, QListWidget *parent, int index) :