Why is it static?

[lordango]

Can someone explain to me what static is and why is main function declared as static.

and how come I cannot call a function declared as private.


static void Main(string[] args)
{
...
pFunction();
}

private void pFunction()
{
code.....
}

[r035198x]

The best thing here is to get a C# tutorial and read it.

[lordango]

thanks for helping. you were great!

[Plater]

thanks for helping. you were great!

I thought so too. His answer was direct and had exactly the information you needed. Good Work.

[shahidnoor86]

what the name specifies, static is Fixed. When we use this in a loop like

For i As Integer = 0 To 4
Static p As Integer = 0
p = p + 1
Next

the value of p does not initialize again and again. After the loop the value of p will be 5.

[lordango]

what i want to know is why should main be static?

is it because you can call static without instantiating thus making the main/entry point of the program available?

[Plater]

what i want to know is why should main be static?

is it because you can call static without instantiating thus making the main/entry point of the program available?

Yes .