static

Summary

The static modifier is used to declare a member as belonging to a class itself rather than its instances.

Syntax

static member

Parameters

member: The member to make 'static'.

Description

The static modifier is used to declare a member as belonging to a class itself rather than its instances. Thus, a static class member can be accessed without an instance of the class.

Module members are implicitly static so there is no need to declare them as such.

Examples

Static Field

class Foo
{
    static int bar = 1;
}

Static Method

class Foo
{
    static int bar()
    {
        return 1;
    }
}

Nested Class

class Foo
{
    static class Bar
    {
    }
}