Although ASP Classic supports the creation of simple classes, it does not support static methods.

 ASP Classic Static Members (Not Supported)

C# supports both static members and static classes using the static keyword. You can add a static method, field, property, or event to an existing class. Also, you can designate a class as static and the compiler will ensure all members in that class are static. You can add a constructor to a static class to initialize values.

The CLR automatically loads static classes with the program or namespace.

//Static Class Example
public static class MyStaticClass
{

  //Static Method Example

  public static void MyStaticMethod()
  {
  // static method code
  }

}

 C# Static Members (static)

C++ supports static methods and static member fields.

class MyUtils {
public:
  static void MyStaticMethod();
};

 C++ Static Members (static)

Object Pascal supports static methods, but not static member fields. For static member fields, use traditional Pascal-like global variables.

Since Object Pascal is a hybrid language, you can use global functions and data so the need for class methods is diminished but still useful. For example, since Object Pascal does not have automatic reference counting, you could use a class method to keep track of the number of object instances.

Delphi 1-7: All classes in a unit are friendly (see eachother's private members), some developers like to put each class in it's own unit and reserve putting multiple classes in the same unit until they wish to implement friendly classes.

Delphi 2005+: New strict keyword allows you to indicate friendly.

Delphi Prism: The Strict keyword was introduced from the beginning (Delphi.Net preview that shipped with D7).

type
TMyUtils = class(TObject)
public
  class function MyStaticMethod: Integer;
end;

class function TMyUtils.MyStaticMethod: Integer;

 Delphi Class Members (Class)

In Prism, you static members are also referred to as class members. You implement class members using the static keyword.

 Delphi Prism Class Members (static)

When calling a static method from within the same class, you don't need to specify the class name.

class MyUtils {
  //Static method.

  public static void MyStaticMethod() {
  }

}

 Java Static Members (static)

VB.Net supports both static members and static classes (use the keyword Shared). You can add a static method, field, property, or event to an existing class.

You can designate a class as static and the compiler will ensure all methods in that class are static. You can add a constructor to a static class to initialize values.

The CLR automatically loads static classes with the program or namespace.

Public Shared Function MySharedFunction() As Integer
  MySharedFunction = 12345
End Function 

 VB.Net Shared Members (Shared)