Top "Static-constructor" questions

What's the best way to ensure a base class's static constructor is called?

The documentation on static constructors in C# says: A static constructor is used to initialize any static data, or to …

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Creating a singleton ChannelFactory<T> and reusing for client connections

In our SharePoint/ASP.NET environment we have a series of data retriever classes that all derive from a common …

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Public constructor and static constructor

I am reading a code in C# that uses two constructors. One is static and the other is public. What …

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How does a static constructor work?

namespace MyNameSpace { static class MyClass { static MyClass() { //Authentication process.. User needs to enter password } public static void MyMethod() { //Depends on …

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Why isn't the static constructor from my base class called?

Lets say I have 2 classes: public abstract class Foo { static Foo() { print("4"); } } public class Bar : Foo { static Bar() { print("2"); } static …

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C# Instance Constructor vs Static Constructor

What are the differences between the two? I've only used one kind of constructor and I believe it's the static …

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What is the rationale for not having static constructor in C++?

What is the rationale for not having static constructor in C++? If it were allowed, we would be initializing all …

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