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title: "Is it possible to use this in static blocks?"  
description: "Is it possible to use this in static blocks?"  
author: "Hemant Patel"  
published: 2017-12-26  
updated: 2020-09-22  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/23344/is-it-possible-to-use-this-in-static-blocks  
category: "c#"  
tags: ["c#", "java"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Is it possible to use this in static blocks?

No, it's not possible to use this keyword in the static block, because there is no object instance in a call of a static method and also 'this' refers to the object instance.

## Answers

### Answer by Hemant Patel

No, it's not possible to use this keyword in the static block, because there is no object instance in a call of a static method and also 'this' refers to the object instance.


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