Re: what static fuction mean in c#

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"Guido Stercken-Sorrenti [MVP VC++]" <mspbn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> when i was usong c++ idont have to put static before tha function that i want
>> to acces but in c# i have to but it .
>
> Well, in both languages you have to declare a member function as static if you want to call that
> function without an instance of the class - it's the same in both languages. In C++, like in C#,
> you need an instance to call a nonstatic member function. I don't see why you think this would be
> different?
>

The difference is that in C++ you can declare functions outside of any class. (like in C)
In C# all functions/methods must be part of a Class.
If you don't declare the method as static it means that it is associated with a particular OBJECT.
If you do declare the method as static it means that it is associated with the CLASS.

Bill


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