What's Wrong With This Code?

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

The developer who wrote the following code expects to see "Hello World!" printed twice. What will the developer see, and why? (Hint: "Hello, World!" will only appear once).

using System;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Console.WriteLine(Child.Message);
        new Child();
        Console.WriteLine(Child.Message);
    }
}

class Parent
{
    static Parent()
    {
        _message = "Hello!";
    }

    static public string Message
    {
        get { return _message; }
    }

    static protected string _message;
}

class Child : Parent
{
    static Child()
    {
        _message = "Hello, World!";
    }
}

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