"Sintia, can a single class have both a static constructor and a usual one?" I asked.
Sintia replied, "Yes, that is an absolutely valid case. As long as the class itself is not static , it is possible. Take a look at this code sample:"
class DroidCleaner
{
private static string _shieldsLockDownKey; // Static field
private string _name; // Non-static field
static DroidCleaner() // Static constructor
{
_shieldsLockDownKey = "02344F70"; // Initializing static fields
}
public DroidCleaner(string name) // Instance (usual) constructor
{
_name = name; // Initializing instance (usual) fields
}
public static void SetNewShieldsLockDownKey(string key) // Static method
{
_shieldsLockDownKey = key; // Only has access to static fields
}
public void PrintName() // Non-static method
{
Console.WriteLine(_name); // Has access to instance fields
}
}
