How to properly access c++/CLI initonly TimeSpan field?

Question

The following code compiles with warning and intellisense error:

ref class Test {
    initonly static TimeSpan Delay = TimeSpan(1,1,1); 

    Test() {
               


        

Answer 1

Thanks to Hans Passant for his explanation, I understand the context much better now

I have just come across the same problem.

My solution was

• replace the 'initonly' by 'const'
• When accessing, just cast the const away, and there will not be any errors/warnings left

Maybe this is not 'state of the art' coding but it works fine, see here (VisualStudio2017 does still expose this behaviour/problem)