Question

In C#, is there a way to put a static variable in a method like VB.Net?

Static myCollection As Collection

Answer 1

Why doesn’t C# support static method
variables?

Q: In C++, it’s possible to write a
static method variable, and have a
variable that can only be accessed
from inside the method. C# doesn’t
provide this feature. Why?

A: There are two reasons C# doesn’t
have this feature.

First, it is possible to get nearly
the same effect by having a
class-level static, and adding method
statics would require increased
complexity.

Second, method level statics are
somewhat notorious for causing
problems when code is called
repeatedly or from multiple threads,
and since the definitions are in the
methods, it’s harder to find the
definitions.

— msdn c# faq