Is it possible to use "This" keyword in a static method?

I think Yea we can use This in parameter for static method. For implementing the extension methods we use “This” in parameters.

Ex :
public static class ExtMetClass
{
public static int IntegerExtension(this string str)
{
return Int32.Parse(str);
}
}

anil penumacha5y

According to me you can use “this” keyword only with static method parameter but there is certain condition like class and method must be static and this method will be called extension method.

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Sudheshwer Rai6y

No, we can't use 'this' keyword inside the static method bcz static class doesn't have instance. we can use this keyword as first parameter in static method.

Gaurav Gupta7y

I would like to first tell. This keyword points to current object of a class. So If you cannot create object of a static class then how can you use this. So the simple answer is we cannot use 'This' keyword in static method.

Kapil Gaur7y

Direct answer to the question is NO, we can't use This keyword with static method. Explanation: The purpose of THIS keyword is to point to an instance of a class i.e. object. Ex. For class vehicle, CAR is an instance which can be pointed using THIS keyword. Where as STATIC defines something common to all instances and becomes a TYPE. If everything is same in all instances why would you need to make a NEW instance of it. and that's how there is no use of THIS with STATIC.

Neeraj Agnihotri7y

Basically "This" keyword is used for the instance members. As static methods are directly accessed by the class name and the method name we cannot use "This" keyword for static members.

Sneha Reddy7y

No.This refer to current instance.For Static class you can not create instance.

Abhinav Singh7y

"This" referes to current instance of a class. Since Static method is class member compiler will get confused about which instance we are trying to access

Siddhesh Chalke7y

No we cannot

Mamta Rajpoot7y

Basically "this" refers to the instance of the current class. So for a static class we cant create the instance. Hence we cant use.

Sreekanth Reddy7y

we can't use "This" keyword in static method because we can able to use only static variable and methods.

Bala S8y

Is it possible to use "This" keyword in a static method?

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