Re: Making static class ToString() not possible, why?

Zytan <zytanlithium@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"A static member 'function' cannot be marked as override, virtual or
abstract"

Is it possible to make a static class member function (which is also
static, obviously) that is an override to ToString()? Maybe it makes
no sense to do such a thing...

No, it doesn't. "Override" involves polymorphism, and polymorphism
doesn't apply to static members. To convince yourself of this, try to
work out what situation you'd expect it to be invoked in.

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