When static class member initialized in asp.net?

[Adam Smith]

If I have a utility class, let's say BankAccount and I have a static
class member "double balance" which is initialized in a static
constructor to 0, does this class member exist for the lifetime of my
asp.net application?

Or, is it initialized every time my application is hit on from a web
page?

Thanks in advance.

Adam Smith

 

[Kevin Spencer]

It exists for the lifetime of your application.

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[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

It depends on how you are setting the member. If you set it each time, even
if it has a value, you are zeroing it each time. If, instead, you are
setting it and allowing it only to be updated when a user changes it, then
it will always have the most current value. By default, it will always hold
the last set value and live for the lifetime of the application.

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[John Saunders]

It depends on how you are setting the member. If you set it each time, even
if it has a value, you are zeroing it each time. If, instead, you are
setting it and allowing it only to be updated when a user changes it, then
it will always have the most current value. By default, it will always hold
the last set value and live for the lifetime of the application.

Note that "lifetime of the application" means the lifetime of the AppDomain.
I believe that the value will be reset if you change the web.config, for
instance.

If you need something which will last even over application restarts, you
have to start looking at method which use less-volatile storage, like
Session state with the State Server or SQL Server modes.