Bug 3329 – Static constructors not allowed in interfaces

Interfaces can have const fields, which are implicitly static. They can have static fields that are not const. Let's take this example (from ANTLR): interface Token { const int EOF = -1; static Token EOF_TOKEN; static this () { EOF_TOKEN = new CommonToken(EOF); } } This produces an error saying that _staticCtor1 is not abstract. The workaround is to move the static constructor out of the interface. This is not problematic; it is merely inconsistent.

This compiles successfully: static constructors are now allowed in interfaces (dmd1.068 & dmd2.053)