How does a static constructor work?

Question

namespace MyNameSpace
{
    static class MyClass
    {
        static MyClass()
        {
            //Authentication process.. User needs to enter password
                


        

Answer 1

From the documentation (emphasis mine):

A static constructor is called automatically to initialize the class before the first instance is created or any static members are referenced.

Answer 2

Or you could step through in the debugger.

Answer 3

Here's the actual order in which things go down:

1. Start of Main
2. Start of the static MyClass constructor
3. End of the static MyClass constructor
4. Start of MyMethod
5. End of Main

Answer 4

The static constructor will be called before mymethod is executed. However if you are screwed if 4 is called before 2 then I suggest you re-think your design. Should not be doing complicated stuff in a static constructor anyway.