"J L" <john@marymonte.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Nick,
> Does that mean that Static variables are shared..i.e. can be set
> without creating an instance of the class?
>
> TIA
> John
>
> On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 22:46:21 -0800, "Nick Malik [Microsoft]"
> <nickmalik@hotmail.nospam.com> wrote:
>
>>all objects of the same class share the static values. The static value
>>is
>>a property of the class itself, not of any instance of the class.
>>
>>--
>>--- Nick Malik [Microsoft]
>> MCSD, CFPS, Certified Scrummaster
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmalik
>>
>>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this forum are my own, and not
>>representative of my employer.
>> I do not answer questions on behalf of my employer. I'm just a
>>programmer helping programmers.
>
>

"Cor Ligthert" <notmyfirstname@planet.nl> wrote in message
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> JL,
>
>
>> Does that mean that Static variables are shared..i.e. can be set
>> without creating an instance of the class?
>>
>
> No
>
> (The static keyword is often mixed up because the Static keyword in C# is
> the same as the Shared keyword in VBNet. The reason from those different
> names, is probably because there exist in the VB language a "Static"
> Variable what is a special keyword).
>
> Where the answer in Nick's first answer stays the same by the way.
>
> Reading your question in a little different way. "Does that mean that
> Shared variables are static....", than the answer on your last question
> would be Yes, crazy enough.
>
> I have tried to make it clear using this sample for you.
>
> \\\
> Public Class Class1
> Public Shared Sub main()
> Class1A.a = 1
> Class1A.b = 1 'This is not possible
> End Sub
> End Class
> Public Class Class1A
> Public Shared a As Integer = 0
> Public Shared Sub main()
> Static b As Integer = 0
> Static Shared c As Integer = 0 'This is not allowed
> End Sub
> End Class
> ///
>
> I hope this helps?
>
> Cor
>

<hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote:

>"Raghu" <Raghu@Nospam.com> schrieb:
>>A local variable in a procedure can be declared as Static so that it can
>> retain value after the procedure ends. My question is: Does the variable
>> retain value among multiple objects of same type? Or is it specific to one
>> object instance?
>
>
>If the method they are declared in is not a shared method, they will belong
>to the instances.