Static Constructor

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Chris B.

In C#, is a static constructor guaranteed to get called before any static
method or property of a class is called even if an instance of that class is
never created?

Thanks,
Chris
 
Chris,

Yes it is. A static constructor is called before any instance is
created, or static property and/or method is instantiated.

Hope this helps.
 
Hi,

I think that a note should be made regarding static variables that are
declared and given a value at the same time like in this case:

static int Max = 40;

they are called first, take a look at Jon's article about it:
http://www.yoda.arachsys.com/csharp/beforefieldinit.html

Cheers,

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Nicholas Paldino said:
Chris,

Yes it is. A static constructor is called before any instance is
created, or static property and/or method is instantiated.

Hope this helps.


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Chris B. said:
In C#, is a static constructor guaranteed to get called before any static
method or property of a class is called even if an instance of that
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