Why can't you use the keyword 'this' in a static method in .Net?

Question

I\'m trying to use the this keyword in a static method, but the compiler won\'t allow me to use it.

Why not?

Answer 1

Static methods are Class specific and not instance specific. "this" represents an instance of the class at runtime, so this can't be used in a static context because it won't be referencing any instance. Instead the class's name should be used and you would only be able to access static members in the class