Can't define static abstract string property

Question

I\'ve run into an interesting problem and am looking for some suggestions on how best to handle this...

I have an abstract class that contains a static method that accep

Answer 1

Just use new to override a static method in a derived class. Nothing that makes new a bad thing to do for virtual methods and properties applies since the type name must be supplied:

public class BaseClass
{
    public static int Max { get { return 0; } }
}

public class InteriorClass : BaseClass
{
}

public class DerivedClass : InteriorClass
{
    public new static int Max { get { return BaseClass.Max + 1; } }
}

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("BaseClass.Max = {0}", BaseClass.Max);
        Console.WriteLine("InteriorClass.Max = {0}", InteriorClass.Max);
        Console.WriteLine("DerivedClass.Max = {0}", DerivedClass.Max);
        Console.ReadKey();
    }
}