== Why is this an issue?

Methods and properties that don't access instance data can be ``++static++`` to prevent any misunderstanding about the contract of the method.


=== Noncompliant code example

[source,csharp]
----
public class Utilities
{
    public int MagicNum // Noncompliant
    {
        get 
        {
            return 42;
        }
    }

    private static string magicWord = "please";
    public string MagicWord  // Noncompliant
    {
        get 
        {
            return magicWord;
        }
        set 
        {
            magicWord = value;
        }
  }

    public int Sum(int a, int b)  // Noncompliant
    {
        return a + b;
    }
}
----


=== Compliant solution

[source,csharp]
----
public class Utilities
{
    public static int MagicNum
    {
        get 
        {
            return 42;
        }
    }

    private static string magicWord = "please";
    public static string MagicWord 
    {
        get 
        {
            return magicWord;
        }
        set 
        {
            magicWord = value;
        }
    }

    public static int Sum(int a, int b)
    {
        return a + b;
    }
}
----


=== Exceptions

Methods with the following names are excluded because they can't be made ``++static++``:

* Application_AuthenticateRequest
* Application_BeginRequest
* Application_End
* Application_EndRequest
* Application_Error
* Application_Init
* Application_Start
* Session_End
* Session_Start


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