Creating static class

I am trying to create a static class but am getting a compile error.

public static class myClass

{

}

gives compile error "The modifier 'static' is not valid for this item"

According to MSDN documetation, the above code should create a static class.

How do I create a static class

Thanks in advance.

newport27
What .NET/Visual Studio version are you using

static classes were added in .NET2.0/VS2005.
Mike Epprecht - SQL MVP
In .NET 1.x , you cannot add the keyword 'static' at class level.

If you want to create a class that is only going to have static members in .NET 1.x, then, you can create the class 'sealed' (so that no one can override it), and give it a private default constructor.
In this way, you will not be able to create instances for this class:

public sealed MyStaticClass
{
private MyStaticClass(){}

public static void MyStaticMethod()
{
}
}
rebeccat

What version of the C# compiler are you using

The static modifier is new for 2.0 (Visual Studio 2005).
Creating static class