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<clause number="8.7.10" title="Static constructors" informative="true">
<paragraph>A static constructor is a member that implements the actions required to initialize a class. Static constructors cannot have parameters, they cannot have accessibility modifiers, and they cannot be called explicitly. The static constructor for a class is called automatically. </paragraph>
<paragraph>The example <code_example><![CDATA[
using Personnel.Data;
class Employee
{
private static DataSet ds;
static Employee() {
ds = new DataSet(...);
}
public string Name;
public decimal Salary;
...
}
]]></code_example>shows an Employee class with a static constructor that initializes a static field. </paragraph>
</clause>