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PowerShell provides no way to create new types that contain static variables; however, objects of such types may be provided by the host environment. Memory for creating and deleting objects containing static variables is managed by the host environment and the garbage collection system.
We can define class members static using static keyword. When we declare a member of a class as static it means no matter how many objects of the class are created, there is only one copy of the static member. A static member is shared by all objects of the class.
To call a static method or property, use the name of the class in brackets, then two colons, then the name of the property or method you want to call. In fact, you've already done this in creating a new instance of a class when you used [Twitterer]::new() .
Static members are data members (variables) or methods that belong to a static or a non static class itself, rather than to objects of the class. Static members always remain the same, regardless of where and how they are used.
If I have a PS 5 class and I want a static member in it - how do I declare it?
Class Foo {
[string] $Bar = 'static member'
}
So I could reference it without an instance like this
Write-Host [Foo]::Bar
Is this possible?
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