Re: static methods in an interface

On your classes, implement the interface method(s) and just call a
corresponding static method which does the real work.
(You can make the make the instance methods explicit if you don't want
them to be public as here)

public interface IMyInterface
        {
                void MyStaticImplementedMethod1();
                void MyStaticImplementedMethod2();
        }
	
        public class MyClass1: IMyInterface
        {

                private static void DoMethod1()
                {
                        // Insert code here
                }
        	
                private static void DoMethod2()
                {
                        // Insert code here
                }
        	
                public void MyStaticImplementedMethod1()
                {
                        DoMethod1();
                }

        	
                // Explicit implementation
                void IMyInterface.MyStaticImplementedMethod2()
                {
                        DoMethod2();
                }

        }

Cheers
Simon

-----Original Message-----
From: Discussion relating to the specifics of the C# and Managed C++
languages [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter
Osucha
Sent: 24 August 2006 20:10
To: [email protected]
Subject: [DOTNET-CX] static methods in an interface

I have an interface defined with some methods.  I have two classes that
implement this interface - however, I want the classes to implement the
methods statically.

I tried setting the method definition to 'static' in the interface but
apparently, that's not allowed (I get an error 'The modifier 'static' is
not
allowed for this item').

If I just try to use the 'static' modifier in the class that implements
the
interface, I get another error telling me that the class does not
implement
the interface method (which doesn't have the 'static' modifier).  What
is
going on here and why am I not allowed to create a 'static' method this
way?
How might I accomplish what I am trying to do, please?

Sincerely,
Peter


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