#include "wx/validate.h"
+#if defined(__VISAGECPP__)
+// treated as a static global class by VA and thus cannot use in this form.
+// Defined as a pointer and then explicity allocated and deallocated
+// by user if desired
+const wxValidator* wxDefaultValidator = NULL;
+#else
const wxValidator wxDefaultValidator;
+#endif
#if !USE_SHARED_LIBRARY
IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxValidator, wxEvtHandler)