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My question is actually about a way to work around how C# initializes static fields. I need to do this, in my attempt to duplicate a Java style enum. The following is an example of the code that shows the problem: A base class for all my enums to inherit from <pre><code>public class EnumBase { private int _val; private string _description; protected static Dictionary<int, EnumBase> ValueMap = new Dictionary<int, EnumBase>(); public EnumBase(int v, string desc) { _description = desc; _val = v; ValueMap.Add(_val, this); } public static EnumBase ValueOf(int i) { return ValueMap[i]; } public static IEnumerable<EnumBase> Values { get { return ValueMap.Values; } } public override string ToString() { return string.Format("MyEnum({0})", _val); } } </code></pre> A sample of an enumerated set: <pre><code>public sealed class Colors : EnumBase { public static readonly Colors Red = new Colors(0, "Red"); public static readonly Colors Green = new Colors(1, "Green"); public static readonly Colors Blue = new Colors(2, "Blue"); public static readonly Colors Yellow = new Colors(3, "Yellow"); public Colors(int v, string d) : base(v,d) {} } </code></pre> This is where the problem is: <pre><code>class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { Console.WriteLine("color value of 1 is " + Colors.ValueOf(2)); //fails here } } </code></pre> The above code fails because EnumBase.ValueMap contains zero items, because none of the constructors for Color have been called yet. It seems like this shouldn't be that hard to do, it is possible in Java, I feel like I must be missing something here?
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