static member declaration

[Ben S. Terry]

Can someone please tell me how to declare a static variable in a function?
The following generates a compiler error:

public class MyClass
{
public void MyFunc()
{
static int i; // Compiler error: Invalid expression term 'static'
}
}

[Ben Lucas]

You can't have a static variable inside a function, and I'm not sure I
understand why you would want one. You can place a static variable inside
the class, so the following class would work:

public class MyClass
{
static int i;
public void MyFunc()
{
//Do Something
}
}

--
Ben Lucas
Lead Developer
Solien Technology, Inc.
www.solien.com

"Ben S. Terry" <fake_email@spammers_suck.com> wrote in message
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Can someone please tell me how to declare a static variable in a function?
The following generates a compiler error:

public class MyClass
{
public void MyFunc()
{
static int i; // Compiler error: Invalid expression term 'static'
}
}

[Jaxson Tammaru]

public class MyClass
{
private static int myInt;

public MyClass()
{
myInt = 0;
}
}

"Ben S. Terry" <fake_email@spammers_suck.com> wrote in message
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Can someone please tell me how to declare a static variable in a function?
The following generates a compiler error:

public class MyClass
{
public void MyFunc()
{
static int i; // Compiler error: Invalid expression term 'static'
}
}

[Ben S. Terry]

Why doesn't CSharp allow static variables within the scope of a single
function? I realize that I can create a static variable within the class,
however I have a variable specific to only one function--why prohibit that?

"Ben Lucas" <be*@nospam.solien.nospam.com> wrote in message
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You can't have a static variable inside a function, and I'm not sure I
understand why you would want one. You can place a static variable inside
the class, so the following class would work:

public class MyClass
{
static int i;
public void MyFunc()
{
//Do Something
}
}

--
Ben Lucas
Lead Developer
Solien Technology, Inc.
www.solien.com

"Ben S. Terry" <fake_email@spammers_suck.com> wrote in message
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Can someone please tell me how to declare a static variable in a function? The following generates a compiler error:

public class MyClass
{
public void MyFunc()
{
static int i; // Compiler error: Invalid expression term 'static' }
}

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Ben S. Terry <fake_email@spammers_suck.com> wrote:

Why doesn't CSharp allow static variables within the scope of a single
function? I realize that I can create a static variable within the class,
however I have a variable specific to only one function--why prohibit that?

Because methods don't conceptually have state between invocations -
types and objects do.

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[Ben S. Terry]

That makes sense. Thanks.

"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.com> wrote in message
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Ben S. Terry <fake_email@spammers_suck.com> wrote:

Why doesn't CSharp allow static variables within the scope of a single
function? I realize that I can create a static variable within the class, however I have a variable specific to only one function--why prohibit

that?
Because methods don't conceptually have state between invocations -
types and objects do.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too