https://emadashi.com/tags/static-constructor/ Recent content in Tags/Static Constructor on Emad Alashi Hugo en Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:39:22 +0000 https://emadashi.com/2009/02/be-ware-of-static-constructors/ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:39:22 +0000 https://emadashi.com/2009/02/be-ware-of-static-constructors/ <p>In <a href="http://www.codeplex.com/bunian">Bunian</a> we needed to use a static constructor for some reason, it was all going good; we tested the code and it ran smoothly…excellent (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_coverage">Code Coverage</a> anyone?!).<br> But when I came across this situation, it appeared that the static constructor wasn&rsquo;t invoked!even when “Class.Method();” is called! so lets examine it.</p> <p>I have two simple classes as an Example:</p> <div style="font-size:10pt;background:#f2ebe3;color:black;font-family:courier new;"> <p style="margin:0;"> <span style="color:blue;">public</span> <span style="color:blue;">class</span> <span style="color:#2b91af;">Parent</span> </p> <p style="margin:0;"> { </p> <p style="margin:0;">     <span style="color:blue;">public</span> <span style="color:blue;">static</span> <span style="color:blue;">string</span> DoSomething() </p> <p style="margin:0;">     { </p> <p style="margin:0;">         <span style="color:blue;">return</span> <span style="color:#a31515;">“Parent: DoSomething() called”</span>; </p> <p style="margin:0;">     } </p> <p style="margin:0;"> } </p> </div> <div style="font-size:10pt;background:#f2ebe3;color:black;font-family:courier new;"> <p style="margin:0;"> <span style="color:blue;">public</span> <span style="color:blue;">class</span> <span style="color:#2b91af;">Child</span> : Parent </p> <p style="margin:0;"> { </p>