Hi,
What is the difference between declaring a class as static and delaring
methods as static (class not static)?
Also, when do we use a static constructor?
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HL <HL@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote: What is the difference between declaring a class as static and delaring
methods as static (class not static)?
Declaring the class static forces everything in it to be static and
makes sure there are *no* constructors - not even a private one, or a
parameterless one supplied by the compiler.
Also, when do we use a static constructor?
When you need to perform some initialisation for the type itself -
typically setting up things like maps which are used elsewhere.
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news:MP******** *************** *@msnews.micros oft.com... Declaring the class static forces everything in it to be static and
makes sure there are *no* constructors - not even a private one, or a
parameterless one supplied by the compiler.
Does that work in C#? Help says static doesn't apply to types.
Michael
"Michael C" <no****@nospam. com> wrote in message
news:es******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... "Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.co m> wrote in message
news:MP******** *************** *@msnews.micros oft.com... Declaring the class static forces everything in it to be static and
makes sure there are *no* constructors - not even a private one, or a
parameterless one supplied by the compiler.
Does that work in C#? Help says static doesn't apply to types.
Michael
Its a feature new to version 2.0 of C#
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Hi,
Your explanation on Static class was helpful. But I didn't get the
static constructor part. Let's say I have a class that has a static
constructor, and I attempt to create 2 instances of that type , will there
be 1 instance or 2 instances? I think I am confusing between Singleton and
static here. Can you please give a detailed explanation.
"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" wrote: HL <HL@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote: What is the difference between declaring a class as static and delaring
methods as static (class not static)?
Declaring the class static forces everything in it to be static and
makes sure there are *no* constructors - not even a private one, or a
parameterless one supplied by the compiler.
Also, when do we use a static constructor?
When you need to perform some initialisation for the type itself -
typically setting up things like maps which are used elsewhere.
--
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http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
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Yes it works in C#.
You can declare a class static, and you can also declare a static
constructor.
I think the static class feature was only added in framework v2.
Sharon.
"Michael C" <no****@nospam. com> wrote in message
news:es******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... "Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.co m> wrote in message
news:MP******** *************** *@msnews.micros oft.com... Declaring the class static forces everything in it to be static and
makes sure there are *no* constructors - not even a private one, or a
parameterless one supplied by the compiler.
Does that work in C#? Help says static doesn't apply to types.
Michael
Hi.
1. You can not instanciate a static class.
2. The static constructor is invoked, when the class is loaded.
Saron.
"HL" <HL@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:34******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com... Hi,
Your explanation on Static class was helpful. But I didn't get the
static constructor part. Let's say I have a class that has a static
constructor, and I attempt to create 2 instances of that type , will
there
be 1 instance or 2 instances? I think I am confusing between Singleton and
static here. Can you please give a detailed explanation.
"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" wrote:
HL <HL@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote: > What is the difference between declaring a class as static and
> delaring
> methods as static (class not static)?
Declaring the class static forces everything in it to be static and
makes sure there are *no* constructors - not even a private one, or a
parameterless one supplied by the compiler.
> Also, when do we use a static constructor?
When you need to perform some initialisation for the type itself -
typically setting up things like maps which are used elsewhere.
--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.co m>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
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"Richard Blewett [DevelopMentor]" <richard at nospam dotnetconsult dot co
dot uk> wrote in message news:% Its a feature new to version 2.0 of C#
That would explain why it's not working here :-)
Michael
Some useful information on Static constructors - here: http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet...or.html?page=1
"Sharon" wrote: Hi.
1. You can not instanciate a static class.
2. The static constructor is invoked, when the class is loaded.
Saron.
"HL" <HL@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:34******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com... Hi,
Your explanation on Static class was helpful. But I didn't get the
static constructor part. Let's say I have a class that has a static
constructor, and I attempt to create 2 instances of that type , will
there
be 1 instance or 2 instances? I think I am confusing between Singleton and
static here. Can you please give a detailed explanation.
"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" wrote:
HL <HL@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote:
> What is the difference between declaring a class as static and
> delaring
> methods as static (class not static)?
Declaring the class static forces everything in it to be static and
makes sure there are *no* constructors - not even a private one, or a
parameterless one supplied by the compiler.
> Also, when do we use a static constructor?
When you need to perform some initialisation for the type itself -
typically setting up things like maps which are used elsewhere.
--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.co m>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
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Michael C <no****@nospam. com> wrote: "Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.co m> wrote in message
news:MP******** *************** *@msnews.micros oft.com... Declaring the class static forces everything in it to be static and
makes sure there are *no* constructors - not even a private one, or a
parameterless one supplied by the compiler.
Does that work in C#? Help says static doesn't apply to types.
It's a new feature of C# 2.0.
--
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