Static class cannot contain protected member

• Apr 29, 2019

CodeRush Classic shows the Static class cannot contain protected member code issue if a protected member is declared in a static class.

Fix

Use any access modifier, except protected and protected internal in the static class.

Purpose

Highlights the static class member declarations, which would cause the Static class cannot contain protected members compilation error.

Example

C#

public static class MyClass
{
    protected static float │GetSquare(float a, float b)
    {
        return a * b;
    }
}

Fix:

C#

public static class MyClass
{
    private static float GetSquare(float a, float b)
    {
        return a * b;
    }
}