Static in a method header

It means an instance of the class in which the static method is defined.

Static methods know nothing about particular instances - they apply to the class as a whole and so don't need an instance reference to call them.

Hi Maha,

When a method declaration includes a static modifier, that method is said to be a static method.Static methods are called without an instance reference
A static method does not operate on a specific instance, and it is a compile-time error to refer to this in a static method.


Ex:-
class Program
  {
  public static int myVar;  //a static field
  static void Main()
  {
  myVar = 10;
  Console.WriteLine(myVar);
  Console.ReadKey();
  }
  }

In the above we don't have an object of the class to use that field since the field is static.


Refer

http://www.dotnetperls.com/static-method


Thanks