title: C#: static object variable in class
body: <p>If I have a static variable in a class:</p>
  
  <pre><code>public class MyClass {
      private static MyObject = new MyObject();
      public void MyMethod() {
          // do some stuff
      }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Can the variable be instantiated when it is declared, as in the above?</p>