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Static Members

Explore static members in C# to understand their distinction from instance members. Learn how static properties, methods, constructors, and classes operate without requiring object instantiation, and how to apply them effectively within object-oriented programming.

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We have used the static keyword regularly throughout this course, but we have not yet discussed what it means in detail.

Consider the following Person class:

class Person
{
    public int Age { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
}
A simple class definition

  • Lines 3–4: We define two properties, Age and Name, which are instance members by default.

To use this class, we must create an instance of it:

var person1 = new Person();
person1.Age = 41;
person1.Name = "John Doe";
var person2 = new Person();
person2.Age = 38;
person2.Name = "Jim Terry";
Creating instances of the Person class

  • Line 1: We create the first instance, person1.

  • Lines 2–3: We assign values to the Age and Name properties of person1.

  • Lines 5–7: We create a second instance, person2, and assign it different values.

We now have two instances of the Person class. Each instance has its own copy of the Age and Name properties.

Static vs. instance members

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