Static function conflicts with Non-Static?!

[Regan Heath]

On Sat, 02 Jun 2012 09:23:50 +0100, Jonathan M Davis <jmdavisProg at gmx.com>  
wrote:
> ...and probably the same for C#, though I'm not sure

No, in C# you cannot call a static member function with a class instance,  
see "Static Members":

"A static method, field, property, or event is callable on a class even  
when no instance of the class has been created. If any instances of the  
class are created, they cannot be used to access the static member."
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/79b3xss3(v=vs.80).aspx

It does cause some people some consternation.  Some more background:
http://underground.infovark.com/2008/03/28/calling-a-static-method-from-an-object-instance-in-c/

IMO it's a good decision not to allow it.

R

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