Static Constructor in c#.

Static constructor is used to initialize static data members as soon as the class is referenced first time, whereas an instance constructor is used to create an instance of that class with keyword. A static constructor does not take access modifiers or have parameters and can't access any non-static data member of a class.

class SimpleClass {     // Static variable that must be initialized at run time.      static readonly long baseline;     // Static constructor is called at most one time, before any      // instance constructor is invoked or member is accessed.      static SimpleClass()     {         baseline = DateTime.Now.Ticks;     } }

Static constructors have the following properties:

• A static constructor does not take access modifiers or have parameters.
• A static constructor is called automatically to initialize the class before the first instance is created or any static members are referenced.
• A static constructor cannot be called directly.
• The user has no control on when the static constructor is executed in the program.
• A typical use of static constructors is when the class is using a log file and the constructor is used to write entries to this file.
•  Static constructors are also useful when creating wrapper classes for unmanaged code, when the constructor can call the LoadLibrary method.
• If a static constructor throws an exception, the runtime will not invoke it a second time, and the type will remain uninitialized for the lifetime of the application domain in which your program is running.