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Classes and Objects - slide 16 : 29

Class Methods

A class method is associated with the class itself, as opposed to an object of the class

A class method M in a class C
- is declared by use of the static modifier in C#
- can only access static members of the class
- must be activated on the class as such
- is activated as C.M(...) from outside C
- can also be activated as M(...) from inside C

A BankAccount class with static methods.

A client BankAccount.

Output from the BankAccount client program.

A typical problem: A class method that accesses instance variables.