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need of static constructor

 
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why would we ever need a static constructor. what does it mean by a static constructor ?

static refers to "not associated with specific object" and can be called using class reference rather than object reference. But how does this apply to a constructor
 
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sorry i got constructors are not static...
 
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Never heard of a "static constructor". A constructor has an access modifier (public/private/protected/---) the name of the class and (parameters). You never write static.
 
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shukla raghav wrote:why would we ever need a static constructor. what does it mean by a static constructor ?

static refers to "not associated with specific object" and can be called using class reference rather than object reference. But how does this apply to a constructor



The closest you come to a static constructor is a static initializer. It works like a static default constructor would work if it existed.

 
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It never occurred to me that could mean initialisers. Well caught, uj.
 
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Also discuss here
 
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Thank you for noticing the old thread.
 
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