Keyword this (Me) is not valid in a static member

• Feb 04, 2019

CodeRush Classic shows the Keyword this (Me) is not valid in a static member code issue if the this (Me in Visual Basic) keyword is used within a static member.

Fix

Make the member non static or use an instance of the current class instead of the this keyword.

Purpose

Highlights member declarations, which would cause the Keyword ‘this’ is not valid in a static property, static method, or static field initializer compilation error.

Example

C#

public class MyClass
{
    public MyClass(object data)
    {
        _Data = data;
    }
    private object _Data;
    public static object GetData()
    {
        return │this._Data;
    }
}

Fixes:

C#

public class MyClass
{
    public MyClass(object data)
    {
        _Data = data;
    }
    private object _Data;
    public object GetData()
    {
        return this._Data;
    }
}

C#

public class MyClass
{
    public MyClass(object data)
    {
        _Data = data;
    }
    private object _Data;
    public static object GetData(MyClass myClassInstance)
    {
        return myClassInstance._Data;
    }
}