title: What is the C# equivalent to PHP's "self::"?
body: <p>In C# when I want to call a static method of a class from another static method of that class, is there a <strong>generic prefix</strong> that I can use such as PHP's <code>self::</code> instead of the class name?</p>
  
  <p>So in the below example, instead of saying <strong><code>Customer.DatabaseConnectionExists()</code></strong>, how can I say something like <strong><code>Self.DatabaseConnectionExists()</code></strong> so e.g. later if I change the name of the class I don't have to go change all the prefixes?</p>
  
  <pre><code>class Customer
  {
      public string FirstName { get; set; }
      public string LastName { get; set; }
  
      public static Customer GetCurrentCustomer()
      {
          if (Customer.DatabaseConnectionExists())
          {
              return new Customer { FirstName = "Jim", LastName = "Smith" };
          }
          else
          {
              throw new Exception("Database connection does not exist.");
          }
      }
  
      public static bool DatabaseConnectionExists()
      {
          return true;
      }
  }
  </code></pre>