Referencing to a new object in a static member

[Stephen87]

Quick quesion all-
Why do you exactly have to create a new object in a static method?

Why wont this work?:
class Program
{
Document doc = new Document();
doc.Write();

static void Main(string[] args)
{

}
}

Thanks

 

[litton1]

It won’t work because on starting the program the 1st method to be executed is main()... but main is empty, a starting class is put in there which is your main program control object (class)does this answer the question

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[Stephen87]

Sorry, it doesn't answer my question ahah. Main doesn't need an object to run the overall program, if this is what you are pointing to. Im wondering, why excactly you have to create objects on the heap only through static methods.

 

[cappmgr]

A static member function can access only other static members. They can access non-static members only through an instance of the class. I think this answers your question.

I do not understand your code.
Marty

 

[chiph]

[tt]static void Main[/tt] is a special case, and is treated differently by the compiler. It just is being hosted by the enclosing class. Unless you create an instance of [tt]Program[/tt], your Document instance will never get created.

Chip H.


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