We can define a static member in a class.
But can we define a static class, so that all members are static?

What do you mean by a static class? Are you thinking Singleton pattern so
that there is only one instance of this class?

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> We can define a static member in a class.
> But can we define a static class, so that all members are static?
>
>

nope..not as far as I know...

VJ

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> We can define a static member in a class.
> But can we define a static class, so that all members are static?
>
>

AFAIK, nay,
but you might be interested in this:

public abstract class MyClass
{
private MyClass() { }
public static void DoSomething() { ...}
}

HTH,
F.O.R.

PS: the private constuctor *is* important

Thank,
I do'nt know what is Singleton pattern.

I want a static class so that every members in it can be static as the
module in vb.net

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> What do you mean by a static class? Are you thinking Singleton pattern so
> that there is only one instance of this class?
>
> --
> Ajay Kalra [MVP - VC++]
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> "ad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > We can define a static member in a class.
> > But can we define a static class, so that all members are static?
> >
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>
>

I dont know VB.Net. I think a sealed class with a private constructor will
be close to what you want.

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Ajay Kalra [MVP - VC++]
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> Thank,
> I do'nt know what is Singleton pattern.
>
> I want a static class so that every members in it can be static as the
> module in vb.net
>
> "Ajay Kalra" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D
> :(E-Mail Removed)...
> > What do you mean by a static class? Are you thinking Singleton pattern
so
> > that there is only one instance of this class?
> >
> > --
> > Ajay Kalra [MVP - VC++]
> > (E-Mail Removed)
> >
> >
> > "ad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > We can define a static member in a class.
> > > But can we define a static class, so that all members are static?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Thank!
Can you give me an example?


"Ajay Kalra" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D
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> I dont know VB.Net. I think a sealed class with a private constructor will
> be close to what you want.
>
> --
> Ajay Kalra [MVP - VC++]
> (E-Mail Removed)
>
>
> "ad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thank,
> > I do'nt know what is Singleton pattern.
> >
> > I want a static class so that every members in it can be static as the
> > module in vb.net
> >
> > "Ajay Kalra" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D
> > :(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > What do you mean by a static class? Are you thinking Singleton pattern
> so
> > > that there is only one instance of this class?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ajay Kalra [MVP - VC++]
> > > (E-Mail Removed)
> > >
> > >
> > > "ad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > We can define a static member in a class.
> > > > But can we define a static class, so that all members are static?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

public sealed class CMyClass
{
private CMyClass() {}
public static void SomeMethod();
.....

}

Now you can use the static method as CMyClass.SomeMethod(). It will be good
if you can familiarize yourself with Singleton pattern. You will get away
from using static methods (which IMO is not really OO in any sense).

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Ajay Kalra [MVP - VC++]
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> Thank!
> Can you give me an example?
>
>
> "Ajay Kalra" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D
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> > I dont know VB.Net. I think a sealed class with a private constructor
will
> > be close to what you want.
> >
> > --
> > Ajay Kalra [MVP - VC++]
> > (E-Mail Removed)
> >
> >
> > "ad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Thank,
> > > I do'nt know what is Singleton pattern.
> > >
> > > I want a static class so that every members in it can be static as
the
> > > module in vb.net
> > >
> > > "Ajay Kalra" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D
> > > :(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > What do you mean by a static class? Are you thinking Singleton
pattern
> > so
> > > > that there is only one instance of this class?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Ajay Kalra [MVP - VC++]
> > > > (E-Mail Removed)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "ad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > > > > We can define a static member in a class.
> > > > > But can we define a static class, so that all members are static?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Using "abstract" in this situation won't work. The compiler will
complain that the class contains no abstract methods or properties.

You should, as Ajay pointed out, use "sealed" here, which indicates
that no other classes can inherit from this one.

Hi,

The static classes will came with C# 2.0.
I don't remember that their members will
be "static" by default. Only what i remember
these classes will allow only static members.

cheers!
Marcin

> We can define a static member in a class.
> But can we define a static class, so that all members are static?
>
>