Re: True Constants in C# ?

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From: Bob Dawson
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:55

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"Dr. Bob Miller" wrote
> OK, I get the picture. "Static" at least allows you to avoid having to
> instantiate a class.

Yep. "Static" in C# is similar to "class" in a Delphi method declaration,
though there are a couple of differences in how class-level and
instance-level stuff works.

> You still have to refer to the "constant" with the name of the class it is
> defined in, I see.

Yeah, but like I said, just look at that as an organizational tool. You just
write MathConstants. or FinanceConstants. or YourDomainConstants. and let
code completion take over. the fact that it's a class really doesn't matter
that much.

>   public static double Pi = 3.1427;

Like Joanna said, specify "readonly", but otherwise that's going to work the
same. I have an old OO-ers tic of never declaring public fields, though in
this case there's really nothing wrong with it.

bobD

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