<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <codesnippets xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/CodeSnippet"> <codesnippet format="1.0.0"> <header> <title>Declaring Static Constructors</title> <shortcut>declstaticconstructors</shortcut> <description>Declaring Static Constructors</description> <author>C# .Net Fun - http://www.dotnetfun.com - Michael G.</author> </header> <snippet> <declarations> <object> <id>Class</id> <type>System.Object</type> <tooltip>A class or struct.</tooltip> <default>Test</default> </object> </declarations> <code language="CSharp"> <![CDATA[ // NOTE: This code snippet is designed for VS.NET 2005 or later. // Note that the rules for static constructors also applied to // structs. public class $Class$ { // Static constructor: // Static constructors will get called before any instance constructors. // There can be only one static constructor; no overloads are permitted. // Static constructors get called when either 1) the CLR creates an // instance of the class OR 2) the first static member of the class is // accessed. // Static constructors do not accept member visibility keywords (such // as public, private, protected, internal and protected internal). static $Class$() { MessageBox.Show("Static constructor"); } // Instance constructor: // Instance constructors get called after static constructors. public $Class$() { MessageBox.Show("Instance constructor"); } public static readonly String Hello = "Hello!"; } ]> </code> </snippet> </codesnippet> </codesnippets>