The static keyword in C# is refering to something in the class, or the class itself, that is shared amongst all instances of the class.

Static:A C#class can contain both static and non-static members. When we declare a memberwith the help of the keyword static, it becomes a static member. We access datamember without creating object.

Static Fields: Static field can be declared as follows by using thestatic keyword.

Example:

class myclass
{
       public static int x;
       public static int y = 20;
}

When we declare a static field inside a class, it can beinitialized with a value as shown above. All un-initialized static fieldsautomatically get initialized to their default values when the class is loadedfirst time.

Static Member Functions: Inside a C# class,member functions can also be declared as static. But a static member functioncan access only other static members. They can access non-static members onlythrough an instance of the class. We can invoke a static member only throughthe name of the class.

Example:

class myClass
{
       private staticint x = 20;
       private static int y = 40;
       public static void method()
       {
              Console.WriteLine("{0},{1}", x, y);
       }
}
 
class myClsInit
{
       public static void main()
       {
              myClass.method();
       }
}

The output will be:

20, 40