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// Compiler error! Can't create static classes.

TimeUtilClass u = new TimeUtilClass ();

...

}

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Prior to .NET 2.0, the only way to prevent the creation of a class type was to either redefine the

default constructor as private or mark the class as an abstract type using the C# abstract keyword

(full details regarding abstract types are in Chapter 6):

class TimeUtilClass

{

// Redefine the default ctor as private

// to prevent creation.

private

TimeUtilClass (){}

public static void PrintTime()

{ Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString()); }

public static void PrintDate()

{ Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Today.ToShortDateString()); }

}