C# virtual (or abstract) static methods

Question

Static inheritance works just like instance inheritance. Except you are not allowed to make static methods virtual or abstract.

class Program {
    static vo         


        

Answer 1

If you are looking to do abstract static methods, then this works, and turns out to be the easiest solution for me to adapt to:

class TestBase where ChildType : TestBase {
    //public static abstract void TargetMethod();

    public static void Operation() {
        typeof(ChildType).GetMethod("TargetMethod").Invoke(null, null);
    }
}

class TestChild : TestBase {
    public static void TargetMethod() {
        Console.WriteLine("Child class");
    }
}

But I am still marking Stafan as the solution because using instance inheritance is probably the best recommendation for anyone in a similar situation. But I simply would have to rewrite too much code for it.