What is the difference between static methods in a Non static class and static methods in a static class?

The only difference is that static methods in a nonstatic class cannot be extension methods. In other words, this is invalid: class Test { static void getCount(this ICollection<int> collection) { return collection.Count; } } whereas this is valid: static class Test { static void getCount(this ICollection<int> collection) { return collection.Count; } }

C++ Overload Static Function with Non-Static Function

No, it is directly prohibited by the standard: ISO 14882:2003 C++ Standard 13.1/2 – Overloadable declarations Certain function declarations cannot be overloaded: Function declarations that differ only in the return type cannot be overloaded. Member function declarations with the same name and the same parameter types cannot be overloaded if any of them is a … Read more

Why do I get “non-static variable this cannot be referenced from a static context”?

Your nested class (which isn’t a subclass, by the way) isn’t marked as being static, therefore it’s an inner class which requires an instance of the encoding class (JavaApp1) in order to construct it. Options: Make the nested class static Make it not an inner class (i.e. not within JavaApp1 at all) Create an instance … Read more