If a class is declared as static then the variables and methods need to be declared as static.
A class can be declared static, indicating that it contains only static members. It is not possible to create instances of a static class using the new keyword. Static classes are loaded automatically by the .NET Framework common language runtime (CLR) when the program or namespace containing the class is loaded.
Use a static class to contain methods that are not associated with a particular object. For example, it is a common requirement to create a set of methods that do not act on instance data and are not associated to a specific object in your code. You could use a static class to hold those methods.
->The main features of a static class are:
Example
static class CollegeRegistration
{
//All static member variables
static int nCollegeId; //College Id will be same for all the students studying
static string sCollegeName; //Name will be same
static string sColegeAddress; //Address of the college will also same
//Member functions
public static int GetCollegeId()
{
nCollegeId = 100;
return (nCollegeID);
}
//similarly implementation of others also.
} //class end
public class student
{
int nRollNo;
string sName;
public GetRollNo()
{
nRollNo += 1;
return (nRollNo);
}
//similarly ....
public static void Main()
{
//Not required.
//CollegeRegistration objCollReg= new CollegeRegistration();
//<ClassName>.<MethodName>
int cid= CollegeRegistration.GetCollegeId();
string sname= CollegeRegistration.GetCollegeName();
} //Main end
}